bower¹ /bowˈər/

1. A shady enclosure or recess in a garden, an arbour
2. An inner apartment (archaic)
3. A lady's private room, boudoir (poetic)
4. A dwelling (poetic)

1. To enclose
2. To embower (Shakespeare)

To lodge

bowˈery adjective

Leafy, shady

bowˈerbird noun

1. A bird native to Australia and New Guinea that makes a bower adorned with colourful feathers, shells, etc
2. A person who collects useless bits and pieces (Aust inf)

bowˈerwoman noun (archaic)

A chambermaid, lady's maid

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• counting-out rhyme
• counting room
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• count nouns
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• count one's blessings
• count one's chickens before they are hatched
• count out
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• count palatine
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• countrified
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