arbour

[US]/'ɑːbə/
[UK]/'ɑrbɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a shelter in a garden or park made of framework with climbing plants or vines
Word Forms
Pluralarbours

Phrases & Collocations

wooden arbour

covered arbour

garden arbour

Real-world Examples

From the garden it looked like an arbour.

Source: My life

Then they rested on the arbour.

Source: A simple heart.

The arbour was situated against the churchyard wall.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

The arbour was an arch in the wall, lined with ivy; it contained a rustic seat.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

Entering by the lawn door she saw a red coal in the direction of the arbour.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

Meanwhile, Elena led the two friends to an arbour of acacias, with a little wooden table in the middle, and seats round.

Source: The Night Before (Part 1)

Louis Glanville was so highly interested that he stood upon the seat of the arbour, and looked through the leafage over the wall.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

Pines and bushes of hawthorn and dwarf-cherry had woven themselves together into a dense growth in the midst of which was concealed a neglected arbour.

Source: Cliff (Part 1)

But the worst of it is, that he, seeing me in company under the arbour, came near me to teach me a new prayer.

Source: Goose Palm Queen Barbecue Restaurant (Part 1)

And with a blow on the clay moulded into the shape of a head, he ran out of the arbour and went off to his room.

Source: The Night Before (Part 1)

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