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bower
bow·er 1 B0427100 (bou′ər)n.1. A shaded, leafy recess; an arbor.2. A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir.3. A rustic cottage; a country retreat.tr.v. bow·ered, bow·er·ing, bow·ers To enclose in or as if in a bower; embower.
[Middle English bour, a dwelling, from Old English būr; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
bow′er·y adj.
bow·er 2 B0427100 (bou′ər)n. Nautical An anchor carried at the bow.bower (ˈbaʊə) n1. a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbour2. literary a lady's bedroom or apartments, esp in a medieval castle; boudoir3. literary a country cottage, esp one regarded as charming or picturesque[Old English būr dwelling; related to Old Norse būr pantry, Old High German būr dwelling] ˈbowery adj
bower (ˈbaʊə) n (Nautical Terms) nautical a vessel's bow anchor[C18: from bow3 + -er1]
bower (ˈbaʊə) n (Card Games) a jack in euchre and similar card games[C19: from German Bauer peasant, jack (in cards)]bow•er1 (ˈbaʊ ər)
n. 1. a leafy shelter or recess; arbor. 2. a rustic dwelling; cottage. 3. a lady's boudoir in a medieval castle. v.t. 4. to enclose in or as if in a bower. [before 900; Middle English bour, Old English būr chamber] bow•er2 (ˈbaʊ ər)
n. an anchor carried at a ship's bow. [1645–55] bow•er3 (ˈbaʊ ər)
n. one that bows or bends. [1590–1600] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bower - a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"arbour, pergola, arborframework - a structure supporting or containing somethinggrape arbor, grape arbour - an arbor where grapes are grown | | Verb | 1. | bower - enclose in a bowerembowerinclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
bowernoun arbour, grotto, alcove, summerhouse, shady recess, leafy shelter a private bower of ivy and honeysuckleTranslationsbower
bower1 Nautical a vessel's bow anchor
bower2 a jack in euchre and similar card games BowerA shelter or covered place in a pleasure ground or garden, usually made with boughs of trees bent and twined together for shade; also a crude dwelling made from sticks, bark, and natural materials.bower  bower, 3 1. A rustic dwelling, generally of small scale and picturesque nature. 2. In a largemedieval residence, the private chamber of the lady. 3. A sheltered recess in a garden.bower
Related to bower: grunt, gulp, yeoman, NPMSynonyms for bowernoun arbourSynonyms- arbour
- grotto
- alcove
- summerhouse
- shady recess
- leafy shelter
Synonyms for bowernoun a framework that supports climbing plantsSynonymsRelated Words- framework
- grape arbor
- grape arbour
verb enclose in a bowerSynonymsRelated Words- inclose
- shut in
- close in
- enclose
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