Arboresque
a tree.
noun
the us spelling of arbour
noun
a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted
a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a workpiece is fitted for machining
(metallurgy) a part, piece, or structure used to reinforce the core of a mould
n.
c.1300, herber, “herb garden,” from old french erbier “field, meadow; kitchen garden,” from latin herba “gr-ss, herb” (see herb). later “a gr-ssy plot” (early 14c., a sense also in old french), “a shaded nook” (mid-14c.). probably not from latin arbor “tree,” though perhaps influenced by its spelling.
the change from er- to ar- before consonants in middle english also reflects a pr-nunciation shift: cf. farm from ferme, harbor from old english herebeorg.
arbor ar·bor (är’bər)
n. pl. ar·bo·res (är’bə-rēz’)
a treelike anatomical structure.
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