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A pleasant shady place, typically under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood
“Then they took us into the garden, and showed us their little bower, which was quite beautiful.”
A woman's private room or bedroom
“She tried to make of her private bower as sophisticated and luxurious a shrine to love as she imagined the empress' in far Ruathytu's must be.”
A dwelling or retreat, especially a picturesque country cottage
“The way-worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower.”
A shady structure, usually in a park or garden, and usually surrounded by vegetation
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof
Meeting place for lovers
Vessel restraint
To cover or wrap around tightly or closely
“Tens of thousands of elm trees bower the streets of Kansas City with their graceful limbs and green foliage.”
To cloak or envelop (under a covering)
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