embower

[ em-bou-er ]

/ ɛmˈbaʊ ər /

verb (used with or without object)

to shelter in or as in a bower; cover or surround with foliage.

Also im·bow·er

[im-bou-er] /ɪmˈbaʊ ər/ .

Origin of embower

First recorded in 1570–80; em-¹ + bower¹

OTHER WORDS FROM embower

un·em·bow·ered, adjective

Words nearby embower

embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow, embowed, embowel, embower, embrace, embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment

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Example sentences from the Web for embower

This accounts for the wealth of roses which embower the trees and houses.
A Flight in Spring|J. Harris Knowles
Embower a cottage thickly and completely with nothing but roses, and nobody would desire the interference of another plant.
Garden-Craft Old and New|John D. Sedding
Even the grove of banana trees that used to embower his house had been swept away.
The Log of a Sea-Waif|Frank T. Bullen
First, the water-works tower rises above the mass of trees which embower the settlement.
Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers|Reuben Gold Thwaites

Vines were planted that in the course of time would cover and embower it; there was a tiny fireplace for chilly days.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for embower

embower

/ (ɪmˈbaʊə) /

verb

(tr) archaic to enclose in or as in a bower

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单词	embower
释义	embower [ em-bou-er ] / ɛmˈbaʊ ər / verb (used with or without object) to shelter in or as in a bower; cover or surround with foliage. Also im·bow·er [im-bou-er] /ɪmˈbaʊ ər/ . Origin of embower First recorded in 1570–80; em-¹ + bower¹ OTHER WORDS FROM embower un·em·bow·ered, adjective Words nearby embower embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow, embowed, embowel, embower, embrace, embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for embower This accounts for the wealth of roses which embower the trees and houses. A Flight in Spring\|J. Harris Knowles Embower a cottage thickly and completely with nothing but roses, and nobody would desire the interference of another plant. Garden-Craft Old and New\|John D. Sedding Even the grove of banana trees that used to embower his house had been swept away. The Log of a Sea-Waif\|Frank T. Bullen First, the water-works tower rises above the mass of trees which embower the settlement. Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers\|Reuben Gold Thwaites Vines were planted that in the course of time would cover and embower it; there was a tiny fireplace for chilly days. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete\|Albert Bigelow Paine British Dictionary definitions for embower embower / (ɪmˈbaʊə) / verb (tr) archaic to enclose in or as in a bower Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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