arbour

[ ahr-ber ]
/ ˈɑr bər /

noun Chiefly British.

arbor1.

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Words nearby arbour

arborite, arborization, arborize, arborous, arborvitae, arbour, arbovirus, arbroath, arbtrn., arbus, arbuscular mycorrhiza

Definition for arbour (2 of 2)

arbor1
[ ahr-ber ]
/ ˈɑr bər /

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.
Also especially British, ar·bour.

Origin of arbor

1
1350–1400; Middle English (h)erber < Anglo-French, Old French (h)erbier herbarium; respelling with -or under the influence of arbor3
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British Dictionary definitions for arbour (1 of 3)

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

British Dictionary definitions for arbour (2 of 3)

arbor1
/ (ˈɑːbə) /

noun

the US spelling of arbour

British Dictionary definitions for arbour (3 of 3)

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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Medical definitions for arbour

arbor
[ är′bər ]

n. pl. ar•bo•res (är′bə-rēz′)

A treelike anatomical structure.
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