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Bower definition is - an attractive dwelling or retreat. How to use bower in a sentence.
T he Bowers family has watched Charlotte undergo tremendous change since Harry Lee Bowers first started his textile business in 1946. Back then, South Boulevard was a small, two-lane road with no sidewalks but enough pasture for H.L Bowers Co. To keep a small herd of cows onsite.

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bow·er¹

(bou′ər)n.

2. A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir.

tr.v.bow·ered, bow·er·ing, bow·ers

[Middle English bour, a dwelling, from Old English būr; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

bow·er²

(bou′ər)

n.Nautical

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bower

(ˈbaʊə) n

1. a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbour

2. literary a lady's bedroom or apartments, esp in a medieval castle; boudoir

3. literary a country cottage, esp one regarded as charming or picturesque

[Old English būr dwelling; related to Old Norse būr pantry, Old High German būr dwelling]

bower

(ˈbaʊə)

[C18: from bow³ + -er¹]

bower

(ˈbaʊə) n

(Card Games) a jack in euchre and similar card games

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bow•er¹

(ˈbaʊ ər)
n.

2. a rustic dwelling; cottage.

v.t.

4. to enclose in or as if in a bower.

[before 900; Middle English bour, Old English būr chamber]

bow•er²

(ˈbaʊ ər)
n.

[1645–55]

bow•er³

(ˈbaʊ ər)
n.

[1590–1600]

Noun	1.	bower - a framework that supports climbing plants; 'the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park' arbour, pergola, arbor framework - a structure supporting or containing something grape arbor, grape arbour - an arbor where grapes are grown
Verb	1.	bower - enclose in a bower inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; 'Darkness enclosed him'; 'They closed in the porch with a fence'

bower

nounarbour, grotto, alcove, summerhouse, shady recess, leafy sheltera private bower of ivy and honeysuckle

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bow·er¹

(bou′ər)n.

2. A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir.

tr.v.bow·ered, bow·er·ing, bow·ers

[Middle English bour, a dwelling, from Old English būr; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

bow·er²

(bou′ər)

n.Nautical