virgin's-bower

[ vur-jinz-bou-er ]

/ ˈvɜr dʒɪnzˈbaʊ ər /

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a climbing vine, Clematis virginiana, of eastern North America, having branching clusters of small, white flowers and seed pods with silky, grayish plumes.

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Origin of virgin's-bower

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby virgin's-bower

virginium, Virgin Mary, virgin metal, Virgin Queen, Virgin River, virgin's-bower, virgin soil, virgin wool, Virgo, Virgoan, Virgo cluster

How to use virgin's-bower in a sentence

“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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“The thing [North Korean government] want[s] the most is the non-release of this film,” Schiff said.
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The Authorised Version has: “And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
I was thinking of any thing but the Virgin, or the window, or the light; I was thinking of my companion—so fair, and so devout.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
She fixed her imploring eyes on the Virgin's face and on the saints; but all seemed to her to wear a forbidding look.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Were they to be driven out,—driven out this very day, when the Virgin had only just now seemed to promise her help and protection?
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for virgin's-bower

virgin's-bower

noun

any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers

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