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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bow•er1 /ˈbaʊɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a leafy shelter, as in a garden;
an arbor. - a summer cottage in the woods.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bow•er1 (bou′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a leafy shelter or recess;
arbor. - a rustic dwelling;
cottage. - a lady's boudoir in a medieval castle.
v.t. - 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
- Naval Termsan anchor carried at a ship's bow. Also called bow′er an′chor.
bow•er3 (bou′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Nauticala person or thing that bows or bends.
bow•er4 (bō′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]- Music and Dancea musician, as a violinist, who performs with a bow on a stringed instrument.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see bow2, -er1
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