arbor

(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.

[Middle English erber, from Old French erbier, garden, from erbe, herb. See herb.]

ar·bor² (är'bər)
n.

1. An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
2. A bar for supporting cutting tools.
3. A spindle of a wheel, as in watches and clocks.
4. pl., ar·bo·res (är'bə-rēz'). A tree, as opposed to a shrub.

[French arbre, from Latin arbor, tree.]

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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.

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).

For a list of words related to arbor, see:

• 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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See words rhyming with "arbor."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - aksel, hovedaksel

idioms:

• arbor vitae    tuja, livstræ

Français (French)
1.

idioms:

• arbor vitae    tonnelle, charmille (arch)

2.
n. - (Mécan) axe, (Mécan) mandrin

Deutsch (German)
1.

idioms:

• arbor vitae    Lebensbaum

2.
n. - Welle, Dorn

Español (Spanish)
1.

idioms:

• arbor vitae    árbol de la vida

2.
n. - eje, (mec) árbol

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수목

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציר, מיתקן להחזקת כלי במחרטה, עץ, שדרה, סוכה מגזעי וענפי עצים‬

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