1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
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…
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