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Definition of Arbor Day
1. Noun. A day designated for planting trees.
Definition of Arbor Day
1. Proper noun. (American English) The national holiday celebrated by planting a tree; the last Friday in April. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arbor Day
Literary usage of Arbor Day
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"Thus the Arbor-day idea is seen to have spread far beyond the place of its ...
A noticeable and important development of the Arbor-day movement is its ..."
2. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"But up to 1883 no state had advanced this movement by the institution of an Arbor
Day to be celebrated and observed in schools. Ohio was the first state to ..."
3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1904)
"Aaron Burr; Abraham Lincoln; Alexander Hamilton ; An evening in the American
museum of natural history; Anthracite coal ; Arbor day; Arts and crafts; ..."
4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1902)
"Arbor day; Birds of Central park; Christmas; Coronation of Alfonse XIII; Exposition
buildings ... TB Aldrich; Arbor day; Authors of books on animals; Birds; ..."
5. Marvels of the New West: A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the by William Makepeace Thayer (1887)
"The State of Nebraska originated "Arbor Day" ; thanks for the public enterprise
of its citizens. Minnesota was the first State to copy Nebraska's example, ..."