arbour

[ ahr-ber ]

/ ˈɑr bər /

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noun Chiefly British.

a variant of arbor¹.

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Words nearby arbour

Arborite, arborization, arborize, arborous, arborvitae, arbour, arbovirus, Arbroath, arbtrn., Arbus, arbuscular mycorrhiza

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How to use arbour in a sentence

I, who had been sitting calm, on the low parapet beneath the tenderly sprouting wistaria arbour, broke my philosophic silence.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
He pointed with his finger and from behind the old yew arbour came the shrill clamour of a little dog in agony.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
The grape arbour along the west side of the sundial lawn was also built, of plain chestnut.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
Our ramblers did their duty well, but the grape arbour and the pergola would not be covered properly in a season.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton

Dick, who had heard nothing of the matter, was up first on that inauspicious day, and took the journal to an arbour in the garden.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for arbour

arbour

/ (ˈɑːbə) /

noun

a leafy glade or bower shaded by trees, vines, shrubs, etc, esp when trained about a trellis

obsolete an orchard, garden, or lawn

Word Origin for arbour

C14 erber, from Old French herbier, from Latin herba grass

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