<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">hedge shears</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>hedge clippers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>agricultural equipment by material processed</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>shears</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>garden shears</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hedge clippers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hedge-shears</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shears, hedge</topic></variant> <note 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." ]]></note></mads>