BOWER

Bower

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 , a package management system for the web

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bower

Noun

  1. A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
  2. A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.
  3. A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.
  4. A large structure made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A peasant; a farmer.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.
  2. One who bows or bends.
  3. A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm.

Noun (etymology 5)

  1. A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.

Verb

  1. To embower; to enclose.
  2. To lodge.


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