arbor
2
9.5
- noun
- /ˈɑːrbər/
- Archaic
:
árbol
- In ancient literature, many poets wrote about the beauty and serenity offered by a lone arbor in the woods.
Examples
-
"Socialism grows when every other crop fails"—heard the chicken-eating preachers at brush arbor revivals.
Fiction book (1996) -
They found a secluded spot under an arbor where the sun filtered through the leaves, perfect for reading.
-
When the dance begins, the dancers are seated on wooden benches running the perimeter of the arbor.
Academic text (1994) -
The boy stood, seemed suspended, in the black interior of a lean-to, a brush arbor, perhaps thirty or forty yards away.
Academic text (1998) -
By August, the first Black Mission figs were ripening on our trees, and the grapes in my arbor were slowly turning purple.
Blog text (19) -
The old oak tree in the garden is a magnificent arbor, providing shade on hot summer days.
Compounds
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arbor comes from the Latin arbor 'tree', so in older or literary use it can simply mean a tree, which is why the word is used for a single, notable tree in gardens or parks.