arbor

Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. If there is a distinction between an arbor and a bower, it is that the bower is an entirely natural recess whereas an arbor is only partially natural.

arbor

1. a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted

2. a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a workpiece is fitted for machining

3. Metallurgy a part, piece, or structure used to reinforce the core of a mould

arbor [′ar·bər]

(horology)

The axle of a wheel in a watch or clock.

(mechanical engineering)

A cylindrical device positioned between the spindle and outer bearing of a milling machine and designed to hold a milling cutter.

A shaft or spindle used to hold a revolving cutting tool or the work to be cut.

(metallurgy)

A device which supports sand cores in molds.

arbor

1. A light, open structure having a lattice framework, usually supporting intertwined vines or flowers; a shaded, leafy recess, often formed by tree branches.

2.See counterweight arbor.

3. The rotating shaft of a circular saw, spindle molder, shaper, etc.

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No references found	He used to thrust his head softly out of the arbor to see them the better; all the while, too, motioning Phoebe to be quiet, and snatching glimpses of the smile upon her face, so as to heap his enjoyment up the higher with her sympathy. House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context Their entrance into the yew-tree arbor surprised several fowls that were recreating themselves by scratching deep holes in the dusty ground, and at once took flight with much pother and cackling. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context But outsiders, you know, often see most of the game; and sitting in my arbor by the wayside, smoking my hookah of contentment and eating the sweet lotus-leaves of indolence, I can look out musingly upon the whirling throng that rolls and tumbles past me on the great high-road of life. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context	Arber, Werner Arbes, Jakub Arbez, Edward, S. S. arbilos arbiter arbitrage arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction arbitrary arbitrary correction arbitrary course computer arbitrary function generator arbitrary grid arbitrary precision calculator arbitrated loop Arbitration arbitration bar Arbitration Board Arbitration Tribunal in Foreign Trade Arbitration, Court of arbitration, industrial arbitration, international Arblay, Madame d' Arboga Arboleda, Julio Arbolit arbor arbor collar Arbor Day arbor hole Arbor Lodge State Historical Park arbor press arbor support arbor vitae arbor vitae oil Arbore, Zamfir arboreal arboreous arborescence arborescent powder Arboretum arboriculture arborization arborization block arborol arborvitae arbour arboviral encephalitides arbovirus Arboviruses Arbroath Arbuckle Mountains	Arbitron Arbitron Arbitron Company Arbitron Information on Demand Arbitron Information on Demand Arbitron Information on Demand System ARBL Arblast Arblast arblasts arblasts Arblay, Madame d' Arblay, Madame d' ARBLMA ARBM ARBMDCC ARBMG ARBN Arbo ARBÖ Arbo/Milieu/Kwaliteit arbocell ARBOEC Arboga Arbogast Arboisier Arboisier Árbol del Tule Arboleda, Julio Arbolit arbor Arbor (tool) Arbor (tool) Arbor (tool) arbor collar Arbor consanguinitatis Arbor Day Arbor Day Arbor Dianae arbor hole Arbor Lodge State Historical Park Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum Arbor Low arbor press Arbor Safety Consulting Services Arbor Software Arbor Software Arbor Software Arbor support Arbor vine arbor virus arbor virus arbor virus arbor virus arbor virus arbor vitae arbor vitae arbor vitae arbor vitae Arbor vitæ Arbor vitæ

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He used to thrust his head softly out of the arbor to see them the better; all the while, too, motioning Phoebe to be quiet, and snatching glimpses of the smile upon her face, so as to heap his enjoyment up the higher with her sympathy.

House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

Their entrance into the yew-tree arbor surprised several fowls that were recreating themselves by scratching deep holes in the dusty ground, and at once took flight with much pother and cackling.

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

But outsiders, you know, often see most of the game; and sitting in my arbor by the wayside, smoking my hookah of contentment and eating the sweet lotus-leaves of indolence, I can look out musingly upon the whirling throng that rolls and tumbles past me on the great high-road of life.

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context

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