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单词 bower
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bow•er1 /ˈbaʊɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a leafy shelter, as in a garden;
    an arbor.
  2. a summer cottage in the woods.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bow•er1  (bouər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a leafy shelter or recess;
    arbor.
  2. a rustic dwelling;
    cottage.
  3. a lady's boudoir in a medieval castle.

v.t. 
  1. to enclose in or as in a bower;
    embower.
  • bef. 900; Middle English bour, Old English būr chamber; cognate with Old Norse būr pantry, German Bauer birdcage; akin to neighbor
bower•like′, adj. 

bow•er2  (bouər),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. Naval Termsan anchor carried at a ship's bow. Also called bower an′chor. 
  • bow3 + -er1 1645–55

bow•er3  (bouər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nauticala person or thing that bows or bends.
  • bow1 + -er1 1590–1600

bow•er4  (bōər),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancea musician, as a violinist, who performs with a bow on a stringed instrument.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see bow2, -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bower /ˈbaʊə/ n
  1. a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbour
  2. literary a lady's bedroom or apartments, esp in a medieval castle; boudoir
Etymology: Old English būr dwelling; related to Old Norse būr pantry, Old High German būr dwelling
bower /ˈbaʊə/ n
  1. a vessel's bow anchor
Etymology: 18th Century: from bow³ + -er1
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