† boweringn.
Obsolete.
(?)
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > casting of a shadow > overshadowing > shading
shadowinga1340
bowering?a1400
shading1611
?a1400 Chester Pl. (1847) ii. 58 Shorte armed is he, To the boweringe of this tree He will not well laste.
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boweringadj.
Embowering, shading, covering.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [adjective] > having arbours
pleached1600
arboured1610
bowery1713
boweringa1717
embowering1717
bowered1746
bower-enshaded1816
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowing > affording shade > specific leafy
bowery1713
boweringa1717
a1717 T. Parnell Gift of Poetry (R.) Its bowering borders kiss the vale beneath.
1850 J. Ingelow Two Margarets i She mus'd..In winding walks, and bowering canopies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.?a1400
adj.a1717