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Meaning
Noun
●
A
bedroom
or
private
apartments
, especially for a
woman
in a
medieval
castle.
●
A
dwelling
; a
picturesque
country
cottage
, especially one that is used as a retreat.
●
A
shady
,
leafy
shelter
or
recess
in a
garden
or woods.
●
In Ornithology:
A large structure
made of
grass
,
twigs
, etc; and
decorated
with
bright
objects
, used by
male
bower birds
during
courtship
displays.
●
A
peasant
; a farmer.
●
Either of the two
highest
trumps
in euchre.
●
In Nautical:
A type of ship's
anchor
,
carried
at the bow.
●
One who
bows
or bends.
●
A
muscle
that
bends
a
limb
, especially the arm.
●
One who
plays
any of several
bow
instruments
, such as the
musical bow
or diddley
bow
.
●
In Falconry:
A
young
hawk
, when it
begins
to
leave
the nest.
Verb
●
To
embower
; to enclose.
●
To lodge.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
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Origin
bower
English
Bauer
German
-er
German
bauen
German
buan
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
bur
Middle High German (ca. 1050-1500)
bur
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
bure
Middle High German (ca. 1050-1500)
boueer
Middle English (1100-1500)
bough
English
bur
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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