The Collaborative International Dictionary
Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See Yard an inclosure.]
A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.
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A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy. --Shak. Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse. Garden balsam, an ornamental plant ( Impatiens Balsamina). Garden engine, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. Garden glass.
A bell glass for covering plants.
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A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany. Garden house
A summer house.
--Beau. & Fl.-
A privy. [Southern U.S.]
Garden husbandry, the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.
Garden mold or Garden mould, rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden.
--Mortimer.Garden nail, a cast nail, used for fastening vines to brick walls.
--Knight.Garden net, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds.
Garden party, a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence.
Garden plot, a plot appropriated to a garden.
Garden pot, a watering pot.
Garden pump, a garden engine; a barrow pump.
Garden shears, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc.
Garden spider, (Zo["o]l.), the diadem spider ( Epeira diadema), common in gardens, both in Europe and Americ
It spins a geometrical we
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See Geometric spider, and Spider web.
Garden stand, a stand for flower pots.
Garden stuff, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.]
Garden syringe, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, et
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Garden truck, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]
Garden ware, garden truck. [Obs.]
--Mortimer.Bear garden, Botanic garden, etc. See under Bear, etc.
Hanging garden. See under Hanging.
Kitchen garden, a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use.
Market garden, a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.
Wiktionary
n. A cast nail used for fastening vines to brick walls.