arbor

¹

[ ahr-ber ]

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.

arbor

²

[ ahr-ber ]

noun

1. Machinery.
   1. 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.
   2. a beam, shaft, axle, or spindle.
2. Metallurgy. a reinforcing member of a core or mold.

arbor

³

[ ahr-ber ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural ar·bo·res [ahr, -b, uh, -reez].

1. a tree.

arbor

¹

/ ˈɑːbə /

noun

1. the US spelling of arbour

arbor

²

/ ˈɑːbə /

noun

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

Other Words From

• arbo·resque adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arbor¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (h)erber, erba(i)re, arbere “(flower) garden, pleasure garden, herb garden,” Anglo-French (h)erber, Old French (h)erbier “grassy place, herb garden”; respelling with -or under the influence of arbor ³

Origin of arbor²

First recorded in 1650–60; from French, arbre “tree, axis,” from Latin arbor “tree, mast, (spear) shaft, oar”; respelling of earlier arber, arbre by association with arbor ³

Origin of arbor³

First recorded in 1660–70; from New Latin, Latin; arbor ²( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of arbor¹

C17: from Latin: tree, mast

Example Sentences

A small group of voters trickled into the polling centre on an abnormally warm Election Day morning in Ann Arbor, with many having already voted early.

From BBC

On an abnormally warm fall morning on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus, dozens of students stood in line to vote at the university’s early voting centre.

From BBC

It’s a point not lost on Hannah Brocks, 20, who waited in a long line last week to attend a packed Harris and Walz rally in Ann Arbor in a local park.

From BBC

Three games earlier Moss threw 51 times, the second-highest total by a Riley-coached quarterback, in a loss in Ann Arbor.

From Los Angeles Times

Michiganders couldn’t care less; Trump’s remarks might have even lifted his numbers outside the Motor City and Ann Arbor.

From Salon

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