bower n : a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: arbor, arbour, pergola] v : enclose in a bower [syn: embower]

English

Etymology 1

būr, from *būraz. Cognate with German Bauer ‘birdcage’, Swedish bur ‘cage’.

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊə(r)

Noun

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

Etymology 2

Bauer.

Noun

1. Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.

Etymology 3

From the bow of a ship

Noun

1. A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.

Bower may refer to:

• a folly built by the Bowerbird to attract mates
• a dwelling or lean-to shelter
• an anchor carried at the bow of a ship
• Bower Manuscript, a Sanskrit manuscript
• Bower-Barff process, a metallurgy 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
• Scott Bower

People

• Adrian Bower, English actor
• Archibald Bower (1686 - 1766), Scottish historian.
• David Bower, deaf actor
• E. Nott-Bower, British archer
• Frederick Orpen Bower, British botanist
• Graham Bower, diplomat
• Gordon H. Bower eminent psychologist
• Jeff Bower, American Football coach
• Jimmy Bower, heavy metal guitarist
• Johnny Bower, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie
• John Nott-Bower, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
• 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
• Scott Bower, an American soccer player, a talented student at CHS
• Shane Bower (wrestler)
• Steve Bower
• Thomas Bower, English architect
• Tom Bower, British writer
• Walter Bower (1385-1449)

Location

• Bower Hinton, a part of the village of Martock, Somerset, United Kingdom
• Bower Ashton, a small district two miles to the west of the centre 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, an affluent suburb of Sydney, Australia
• Bower, South Australia
• Bower, Northumberland
• Bower, Highland, a parish of the former county of Caithness, now within the Highland council area of Scotland
• Bower, Julia

Bower may also be:

• An altered spelling of the German family name Bauer
• The right bower and left bower in euchre

See also

• Bowers
• Bowery
• Wish Tree

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