<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">hedge shears</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31376991</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:41:41</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hedge-shears</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shears, hedge</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">garden shears</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hedge clippers</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Relatively large hand-held shears used to cut and shape hedges, and to otherwise cut stems, small branches, and leaves of bushes and other plants in a garden or landscaping environment. For implements used to cut somewhat thicker stems or small branches, where the sharpened edges meet rather than cross, prefer "hedge clippers." ]]></dc:description></metadata>