Arbour

ARBOUR, or ARBOR (originally " hcrber " or " crbcr," O. Fr. kertorr. from Lai herbarium, a collection of herbs, herba, grass; the word came to be spelt " arber " through its pronunciation, as in the case of Derby, and by the i6th century was written " arbour," helped by a confusion of derivation from Lat. arbtr, a tree, and by change of meaning), a grass-plot or lawn, a herb-garden, or orchard, and a shady bower of interlaced trees, or climbing plants trained on lattice-work. The application of the word has shifted from the grass-covered ground, the proper meaning, to the covering of trees overhead. " Arbor " (from the Latin for " tree ") is a term applied to the spindle of a wheel, particularly in dock-making.