arbor
1a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
a latticework bower intertwined with climbing vines and flowers.
Obsolete. a grass plot; lawn; garden; orchard.
Origin of arbor
1- Also especially British, ar·bour .
Other definitions for arbor (2 of 3)
Machinery.
a bar, shaft, or axis that holds, turns, or supports a rotating cutting tool or grinding wheel, often having a tapered shank fitting tightly into the spindle of a machine tool.: Compare mandrel.
a beam, shaft, axle, or spindle.
Metallurgy. a reinforcing member of a core or mold.
Origin of arbor
2Other definitions for arbor (3 of 3)
a tree.
Origin of arbor
3Other words from arbor
- ar·bo·resque, adjective
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How to use arbor in a sentence
After some minutes Halstead remembered the letter from Tres Arbores.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida | H. Irving HancockIt was postmarked at Tres Arbores, and the boy remembered the writing.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida | H. Irving HancockItem, an nativi custumarii maritaverunt filias—vel vendiderint vitulum—vel arbores—succidant.'
Villainage in England | Paul VinogradoffAccording also unto the later caution of Laurenbergius; Arbores domestic insitioni destinat, semper anteponend Sylvestribus.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne | Thomas BrowneBy the time that the boat put out from shore again the two boys and the Tres Arbores policeman were just coming up from below.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for arbor (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɑːbə) /
the US spelling of arbour
British Dictionary definitions for arbor (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɑːbə) /
a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted
a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a workpiece is fitted for machining
metallurgy a part, piece, or structure used to reinforce the core of a mould
Origin of arbor
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