Meaning of ARBOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'ârbur
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- [n] a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
- [n] any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- [n] tree (as opposed to shrub)
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| | Synonyms: | | arbour, bower, mandrel, mandril, pergola, spindle |
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| | See Also: | | drive, frame, framework, framing, grape arbor, grape arbour, rotating shaft, shaft, tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ar"bor\, n. [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of
herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See {Herb}, and cf.
{Herbarium}.]
A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines,
branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. --Sir
P. Sidney.
\Ar"bor\, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.]
1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub.
2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.)
(a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion.
(b) A mandrel in lathe turning. --Knight.
{Arbor Day}, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs.
[U.S.]
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| | Related Terms: | | alcove, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle-tree, belvedere, bower, casino, conservatory, distaff, fulcrum, gazebo, gimbal, glasshouse, greenhouse, gudgeon, hinge, hingle, hub, kiosk, lathhouse, mandrel, nave, oarlock, pergola, pin, pintle, pivot, pole, radiant, retreat, rowlock, spindle, summerhouse, swivel, trunnion |
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