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arbor
1[ ahr-ber ]
/ ˈɑr bər /
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noun
a 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.
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Also especially British, ar·bour .
Origin of arbor
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (h)erber, erba(i)re, arbere “(flower) garden, pleasure garden, herb garden,” Anglo-French (h)erber, Old French (h)erbier “grassy place, herb garden”; respelling with -or under the influence of arbor3
Words nearby arbor
arbitrator, arbitrer, arbitress, Arblay, Arblay, d', arbor, arboraceous, Arbor Day, arboreal, arbored, arboreous
Other definitions for arbor (2 of 3)
arbor2
[ ahr-ber ]
/ ˈɑr bər /
noun
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
2First recorded in 1650–60; from French, arbre “tree, axis,” from Latin arbor “tree, mast, (spear) shaft, oar”; respelling of earlier arber, arbre by association with arbor3
Other definitions for arbor (3 of 3)
arbor3
[ ahr-ber ]
/ ˈɑr bər /
noun, plural ar·bo·res [ahr-buh-reez]. /ˈɑr bəˌriz/. Botany.
a tree.
Origin of arbor
3First recorded in 1660–70; from New Latin, Latin; see also arbor2
OTHER WORDS FROM arbor
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British Dictionary definitions for arbor (2 of 2)
arbor2
/ (ˈɑːbə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for arbor
C17: from Latin: tree, mast
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