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1. (n.) bower
a leafy shelter or recess; arbor.
2. bower
a rustic dwelling; cottage.
3. bower
a lady's boudoir in a medieval castle.
4. (v.t.) bower
to enclose in or as if in a bower.
5. (n.) bower
an anchor carried at a ship's bow.
6. (n.) bower
one that bows or bends.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) arbor, arbour, bower, pergola
a framework that supports climbing plants
"the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
2. (verb) embower, bower
enclose in a bower
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bower
one of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre
2. (noun) bower
anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment
3. (noun) bower
a rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat
4. (noun) bower
a shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess
5. (noun) bower
a young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest
6. bower
one who bows or bends
7. bower
an anchor carried at the bow of a ship
8. bower
a muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm
9. (verb) bower
to embower; to inclose
10. (verb) bower
to lodge
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