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arbour

arbour

See also: 'arbour

English

Alternative forms

Noun

arbour ‎(plural arbours)

  1. A shady sitting place, usually in a park or garden, and usually surrounded by climbing shrubs or vines and other vegetation.

Middle English

Noun

arbour (plural arbours)

  1. a lawn or a flower bed, a grassy plot
  2. a shaded nook

Etymology

Middle English arbour, from Old French erbier ‎(“field, meadow, kitchen garden”), from erbe ‎(“grass, herb”), from Latin herba ‎(“grass, herb”). The phonetic change to ar- was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‎(“tree”).

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