arbor
noun
• US spelling of arbour.
arbor
noun
• an axle or spindle on which something revolves.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French arbre ‘tree, axis’. The spelling change was due to association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.
arbour
noun
• a shady garden alcove with the sides and roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a framework.
Similar:
bower,
alcove,
grotto,
recess,
pergola,
gazebo,
summer house,
shady place,
shelter,
hideaway,
retreat,
sanctuary,
Origin:
Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed): from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba . The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.
