All 3 Uses of
arbor
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- The bridesmaids were quite covered with artificial flowers, and the phenomenon, in particular, was rendered almost invisible by the portable arbour in which she was enshrined.†
Chpt 25 *
- The bottom of his garden joins the bottom of ours, and of course I had several times seen him sitting among the scarlet-beans in his little arbour, or working at his little hot-beds.†
Chpt 37
- Upon my word, the pains he has taken in putting this little arbour to rights, and training the sweetest flowers about it, are beyond anything I could have—I wish he wouldn't put ALL the gravel on your side, Kate, my dear, though, and leave nothing but mould for me.'†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(arbor as in: shaded arbor) a framework that supports climbing plants; or a shady rest area made by such a framework or by trees and shrubseditor's notes: The framework of an arbor is generally thought of as a wood lattice made to support vines, but it can also be a natural framework such as trees.