HOW TO PRONOUNCE
arbor
/ˈɑɹbɚ/
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What does arbor mean?
noun
- A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- A grove of trees.
- An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A bar for supporting cutting tools.
- A spindle of a wheel.
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IPA pronunciation
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If the rose arbor fails to make the right impression, he does not try to improve it--he makes a new one.
But our business is with Holgrave as we find him on this particular afternoon, and in the arbor of the Pyncheon garden.
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The boys built an arbor of pine boughs in some out-of-the-way place and at one end of it was a rude lodge.
A grape arbor gives shade, needs little care, and can be planted near the house where it will not interfere with the crops.
Near the back porch, at the end of the screen, is an arbor covered with wild grapes, making a play-house for the children.