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


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Councilor-at-Large Gary Rosen said many homeowners were confused about the term "host tree," believing such trees, or arbores in botanical jargon, were actually infested.
Arbores Laetae (Joyful Trees) was situated on the corner of Parliament Street and Great George Street and transformed a brownfield site, situated on a key arterial route on the edge of the city centre, into a beautiful wooded space for contemplation.
It was named Arbores Laetae (Joyful Trees) and at its heart are three trees which will slowly rotate.
 
 
 
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