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arbour(dictionary)

arbour (iou)



arbour noun. Also *arbor; harbour; (orig.) herber (long obsolete exc. Hist.), erber. ME.
[Anglo-Norman erber, Old French erbier (mod. herbier), from erbe herb + -ier formed as -ARIUM: see -OUR. The mod. spelling was furthered by assoc. with Latin arbor tree.]
A garden lawn or green. ME-L15.
A herb or flower garden; a flower-bed. Long obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
A bower or shady retreat, with sides and roof formed mainly by trees and climbing plants. ME.
b. A covered alley or walk. L16-E18.
A garden of fruit trees; an orchard. LME-L16.
Trees or shrubs trained on trellis-work; espaliers. LME-M17.
arboured adjective placed in or as in an arbour; furnished with arbours: L16.