All 4 Uses of
arbor
in
Esperanza Rising
- Leafy green vines draped the arbors and the grapes were ready to drop.
p. 1.2 *arbors = frameworks that support climbing plants
- When she walked toward the arbors and glanced back at her parents, they both smiled and nodded, encouraging her forward.
p. 5.7
- "Papi, this is my favorite time of year," she said, watching the brightly colored shirts of the workers slowly moving among the arbors.
p. 6.5
- On one side of the highway, acres of grapevines stretched out in soldiered rows and swallowed up the arbors.
p. 94.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 shrubsThe 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.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, an arbor can be used as a proper noun to reference a location. As a common noun, it can also reference various types of rotating machine shafts.