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: a shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines
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: a spindle or axle of a wheel
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: a main shaft or beam
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: a shaft on which a revolving cutting tool is mounted
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: a spindle on a cutting machine that holds the work to be cut
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024
Brittingham and Anderson both penned their own vows, and exchanged them — and their first kiss as husband and wife — under an arbor decorated with lush florals in yellows, blues and whites — the colors the duo chose for their palate.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Long-term goals include building a cultural center and an arbor for traditional dance and games.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Pam’s brother, Barry, who helped with a lot of the carpentry work; her brother Danny, and niece Sophia, who built the arbor; and Lock Construction Solutions for the patio work.
nuts & bolts - Room for baby
Owners: Jeff and Nicole Zoglmann.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The town now intends to install benches and shady arbors with climbing plants.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024
Brittingham and Anderson both penned their own vows, and exchanged them — and their first kiss as husband and wife — under an arbor decorated with lush florals in yellows, blues and whites — the colors the duo chose for their palate.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Long-term goals include building a cultural center and an arbor for traditional dance and games.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Pam’s brother, Barry, who helped with a lot of the carpentry work; her brother Danny, and niece Sophia, who built the arbor; and Lock Construction Solutions for the patio work.
nuts & bolts - Room for baby
Owners: Jeff and Nicole Zoglmann.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2024
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arbor
noun
ar·bor
ˈär-bər 
: a branching anatomical structure resembling a tree
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