bower
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bow·er1
(bou'ər) 
n.
To enclose in or as if in a bower; embower.
bow·er2 (bou'ər)
n. Nautical
An anchor carried at the bow.
n.
- A shaded, leafy recess; an arbor.
- A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir.
- A rustic cottage; a country retreat.
To enclose in or as if in a bower; embower.
[Middle English bour, a dwelling, from Old English būr.]
bowery bow'er·y adj.bow·er2 (bou'ər)
n. Nautical
An anchor carried at the bow.
1. A rustic dwelling, generally of small scale and picturesque nature.
2. In a largemedieval residence, the private chamber of the lady.
3. A sheltered recess in a garden.
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Like an arbor.
Her house is on a bowery lane.
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categories related to 'bower'
- Parts of Ships, Sails, and Equipment - bower: heavy anchor carried toward bow
- Types of Buildings - bower: rustic cottage
- Outbuildings, Gardens, and Fences - bower: arbor or leafy shelter of twined boughs or vines
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Bower may refer to:
- a folly built by the Bowerbird to attract mates
- a dwelling or lean-to shelter, also known as an arbor
- an anchor carried at the bow of a ship
- Bower Manuscript, a Sanskrit manuscript
- Bower–Barff process, in metallurgy, a method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide
- Julian's Bower, various turf mazes in several different parts of England
- 1639 Bower, a namesake of the Bower family of asteroids
Bower may also be:
- An altered spelling of the German family name Bauer
- The right bower and left bower (or bauer), the two highest-ranking cards in the game of euchre
- A woman's bedroom or private apartments, especially in a medieval castle – cf. Boudoir
People
- Adrian Bower, English actor
- Archibald Bower (1686 – 1766), Scottish historian
- B. M. Bower (1871 – 1940), American novelist
- Billy Bower, English footballer who played for Clapton Orient
- David Bower, Welsh deaf actor
- David Bower, Detective Sergeant West Yorkshire Police 1989 ~
- E. Nott-Bower, British archer
- Edward Bower, early 17th-century English portrait painter
- Frederick Orpen Bower, British botanist
- Graham John Bower, Irish diplomat
- Gordon H. Bower, American cognitive psychologist
- Jeff Bower, American football coach
- Jeff Bower, American basketball executive
- Jimmy Bower, American heavy metal guitarist
- Johnny Bower, Canadian hockey goaltender
- John Nott-Bower, British policeman
- Mark Bower (born 1980), English footballer
- Marvin Bower, American lawyer
- Matthew Bower, British musician
- Michael Bower, American actor
- Norman Adolph Henry Bower, British Conservative politician
- Paul Bower (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
- Robert Bower (disambiguation), various persons
- Scott Bower, American soccer player
- Shane Bower (wrestler), Canadian professional Wrestler
- Steve Bower, British radio presenter
- Thomas Bower, English architect
- Tom Bower, British writer
- Walter Bower (1385–1449), Scottish chronicler
- Bower (crossword compiler) whose real name is Roger Squires
- Bower, Character in the film Green Street Hooligans
Places
- Bower Hinton, a part of the village of Martock, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Bower Ashton, a district of Bristol, England
- Bower's Hill, Virginia, a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
- Havering-atte-Bower, a village in the London Borough of Havering, England
- Fairy Bower, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia
- Bower, South Australia
- Bower, Northumberland
- Bower, Highland, a parish of the former county of Caithness
- West Bower Manor, Durleigh, Somerset, England
- West Bower ( Bower Delamere ) "Bur" - Domesday Book 1086
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Bower
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lysthus, løvhytte
v. tr. - skærme, omgive
2.
n. - jomfrubur, boudoir
Nederlands (Dutch)
tuinhuisje, prieel
Français (French)
1.
n. - tonnelle, berceau de verdure, retraite ombragée, chaumière, petite maison (à la campagne) (arch), boudoir
v. tr. - entourer d'une tonnelle
2.
n. - (Naut) ancre la plus lourde (à la proue d'un bateau)
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Laube, Sommerhaus, Gemach, (mus.) Streicher
v. - eine Laube binden, mit Lauben umgeben
2.
n. - (mar.) Buganker
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναδεντράδα, πέργκολα, κιόσκι, σκιάδα
Português (Portuguese)
n. - caramanchão (m), valete (m) (baralho), ferro (m) de leva (Náut.)
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - arquero
v. tr. - hacer arcos
2.
n. - cenador, emparrado, enramada
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - berså, lusthus, boning, gemak
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 树荫处, 村舍, 凉亭, 遮荫棚, 卧室, 闺房, 使成为遮荫之处, 围住
2. 船首锚, 船首锚锚链
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 樹蔭處, 村舍, 涼亭, 遮蔭棚, 臥室, 閨房
v. tr. - 使成為遮蔭之處, 圍住
2.
n. - 船首錨, 船首錨錨鏈
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 나무 그늘의 휴식처, 시골집, 부인의 내실
v. tr. - ~을 나뭇잎이나 가지로 덮다
2.
n. - 허리를 굽히는 사람, 아래를 향하고 있는 것
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 木陰, 東屋, 私室
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مكان يظلله الشجر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מקום מוצל, מעון קיץ, חדר אישה פרטי, קלף מנצח
v. tr. - שם בתוך, הקיף
n. - כל אחד משני העוגנים של אוניה
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