arbor
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ar·bor1
(är'bər) 
n.
A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown.
ar·bor2 (är'bər)
n.
n.
A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown.
[Middle English erber, from Old French erbier, garden, from erbe, herb. See herb.]
ar·bor2 (är'bər)
n.
- An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
- A bar for supporting cutting tools.
- A spindle of a wheel, as in watches and clocks.
- pl., ar·bo·res (är'bə-rēz'). A tree, as opposed to a shrub.
[French arbre, from Latin arbor, tree.]
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Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. If there is a distinction between an arbor and a bower, it is that the bower is an entirely natural recess whereas an arbor is only partially natural.
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1. A light, open structure having a lattice framework, usually supporting intertwined vines or flowers; a shaded, leafy recess, often formed by tree branches.
2. See counterweight arbor. 3. The rotating shaft of a circular saw, spindle molder, shaper, etc.
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A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic materials or latticework on which plants such as climbing shrubs or vines are grown. Sometimes called a bower.
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arbor
IN BRIEF: A place shaded by trees.
It's lovely to sit and read in the arbor.
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Pl. arbores [L.] a tree.
- a. vitae — treelike outlines of white substance seen on median section of the cerebellum.
- a. vitae cerebelli — see arbor vitae (above).
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categories related to 'arbor'
- Building and Machine Parts - arbor: short spindle that supports rotating machine part
- Hardware and Supplies - arbor: any spindle or bar that holds rotating cutting tools
- Outbuildings, Gardens, and Fences - arbor: plot of grass, lawn, or garden; lattice trellis or vine bower for shade
- Practice, Tools, and Techniques - arbor: latticework bower on which vines are trained
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Arbor
Dansk (Danish)
n. - aksel, hovedaksel
idioms:
- arbor vitae tuja, livstræ
idioms:
- arbor vitae tonnelle, charmille (arch)
2.
n. - (Mécan) axe, (Mécan) mandrin
idioms:
- arbor vitae Lebensbaum
2.
n. - Welle, Dorn
idioms:
- arbor vitae árbol de la vida
2.
n. - eje, (mec) árbol
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ציר, מיתקן להחזקת כלי במחרטה, עץ, שדרה, סוכה מגזעי וענפי עצים
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