bower
1a leafy shelter or recess; arbor.
a rustic dwelling; cottage.
a lady's boudoir in a medieval castle.
to enclose in or as in a bower; embower.
Origin of bower
1Other words from bower
- bow·er·like, adjective
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Other definitions for bower (2 of 4)
Origin of bower
2- Also called bower anchor.
Other definitions for bower (3 of 4)
a person or thing that bows or bends.
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3Other definitions for bower (4 of 4)
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How to use bower in a sentence
At least some of that wonder must have crept right off their marriage bower at the Globe.
bower seems not to understand that all flight-testing is incremental.
Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight Dreams | Clive Irving | January 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter authorities told bower her son had been sexually abused by older boys, bower resumed custody.
Tom bower is the author of Oil, Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century.
Tom bower, author of Oil, Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century, on what it means for the Gulf.
They found the old woman alone, knitting in her rustic chair in her floral bower on the roof.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneAs the strongest winds were the South and East, the bower anchor was laid in the latter direction.
It is a real bower for a maiden of romance, with its rich green fragrance in the midst of winter.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeSomewhere else queen's wreath and devil's ivy made a tiny bower of loveliness.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterHe was long gone thence to the bower where Elfrida sat with her maidens preparing for the morrow.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler
British Dictionary definitions for bower (1 of 3)
/ (ˈbaʊə) /
a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbour
literary a lady's bedroom or apartments, esp in a medieval castle; boudoir
literary a country cottage, esp one regarded as charming or picturesque
Origin of bower
1Derived forms of bower
- bowery, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for bower (2 of 3)
/ (ˈbaʊə) /
nautical a vessel's bow anchor
Origin of bower
2British Dictionary definitions for bower (3 of 3)
/ (ˈbaʊə) /
a jack in euchre and similar card games
Origin of bower
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