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ar·bor 1

 (är′bər)
n.
A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of latticework on which plants such as climbing shrubs or vines are grown.
[Middle English herber, from Old French erbier, garden, from erbe, herb; see herb.]

ar·bor 2

 (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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arbor

(ˈɑːbə)
n
(Forestry) the US spelling of arbour

arbor

(ˈɑːbə)
n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a workpiece is fitted for machining
3. (Metallurgy) metallurgy a part, piece, or structure used to reinforce the core of a mould
[C17: from Latin: tree, mast]
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ar•bor1

(ˈɑr bər)

n.
1. a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
2. a latticework bower intertwined with vines.
[1350–1400; Middle English (h)erber < Anglo-French, Old French (h)erbier herbarium]
ar′bored, adj.

ar•bor2

(ˈɑr bər)

n.
a. a bar, shaft, or axis that holds, turns, or supports a rotating cutting tool or grinding wheel.
b. a beam, shaft, axle, or spindle.
[1650–60; < French, Old French < Latin arbor wooden beam, tree]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.arbor - tree (as opposed to shrub)arbor - tree (as opposed to shrub)    
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2.arbor - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating partsarbor - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
mandrel, mandril, spindle
drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
rotating shaft, shaft - a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
3.arbor - a framework that supports climbing plantsarbor - a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
arbour, bower, pergola
framework - a structure supporting or containing something
grape arbor, grape arbour - an arbor where grapes are grown
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But outsiders, you know, often see most of the game; and sitting in my arbor by the wayside, smoking my hookah of contentment and eating the sweet lotus-leaves of indolence, I can look out musingly upon the whirling throng that rolls and tumbles past me on the great high-road of life.
I confess to the wayside arbor, the pipe of contentment, and the lotus-leaves being altogether unsuitable metaphors.
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But the girl seldom failed to propose a removal to the garden, where Uncle Venner and the daguerreotypist had made such repairs on the roof of the ruinous arbor, or summer-house, that it was now a sufficient shelter from sunshine and casual showers.
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The young man stopped suddenly, looked around him, and perceived Caderousse sitting at table with Danglars, under an arbor.
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Moss into the garden, toward an old yew-tree arbor, while his sister stood tapping her baby on the back and looking wistfully after them.
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Seryozha had been caught by the rain in the big garden, and he and his nurse had taken shelter in an arbor.
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I had an arbor arranged and a low table and an armchair put into it; and I carried out books and portfolios (I had always some business of writing in hand), and worked and waited and mused and hoped, while the golden hours elapsed and the plants drank in the light and the inscrutable old palace turned pale and then, as the day waned, began to flush in it and my papers rustled in the wandering breeze of the Adriatic.
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The count approached the window, and leaning out, called to Grimaud, who showed his head from an arbor covered with jasmine, which he was occupied in trimming.
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"Remain in the arbor," whispered the sculptor to the figure that leaned upon his arm.
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In another place we were shown a sort of summer arbor, with a fence before it.
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To and fro I paced before this skeleton --brushed the vines aside --broke through the ribs --and with a ball of Arsacidean twine, wandered, eddied long amid its many winding, shaded collonades and arbors. But soon my line was out; and following it back, I emerged from the opening where I entered.
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I never saw such a garden--large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.
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