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bər noun
1.
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
2.
a latticework bower intertwined with climbing vines and flowers.
3.
Obsolete. a grass plot; lawn; garden; orchard.
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noun
1.
Machinery.
a.
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.
b.
a beam, shaft, axle, or spindle.
2.
Metallurgy. a reinforcing member of a core or mold.
Origin:
1650–60; respelling, by association with arbor3, of earlier arber, arbre < French, Old French < Latin arbor wooden beam or part in an olive press, tree
1650–60; respelling, by association with arbor3, of earlier arber, arbre < French, Old French < Latin arbor wooden beam or part in an olive press, tree
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| —n | |
| 1. | a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted |
| 2. | a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a workpiece is fitted for machining |
| 3. | metallurgy a part, piece, or structure used to reinforce the core of a mould |
| [C17: from Latin: tree, mast] | |
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Word Origin & History
arbor
c.1300, herber, "herb garden," from O.Fr. erbier "kitchen garden," from L. herba "grass, herb" (see herb). Later "a grassy plot" (early 14c., a sense also in O.Fr.), "a shaded nook" (mid-14c.). Probably not from L. arbor "tree," though influenced by its spelling.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
arbor ar·bor (är'bər)
n. pl. ar·bo·res (är'bə-rēz')
A treelike anatomical structure.
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Example sentences
The arbor-shaded patio with banco seating invites guests to the garden's far reaches.
Use to cover a fence or arbor or as a rough bank cover.
Imagine sipping your tea or wine in the dappled light of your own backyard arbor bench, your favorite vine overhead.
In the rear lower garden, a custom steel rose arbor frames the view from the house.
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