Arbour

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    UK standard spelling of arbor.
  2. 2
    a framework that supports climbing plants wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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arborarborbowerbowerpergola

Example

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"The two cooled off in the arbour."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

Etymology 2

* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.

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