bower — bower1 [bou′ər] n. [ME bour < OE bur, room, hut, dwelling, akin to Ger bauer, bird cage: for IE base see BONDAGE] 1. a place enclosed by overhanging boughs of trees or by vines on a trellis; arbor 2. Old Poet. a rustic cottage or retreat 3.… … English World dictionary
Bower — Bow er, n. [OE. bour, bur, room, dwelling, AS. b[=u]r, fr. the root of AS. b[=u]an to dwell; akin to Icel. b[=u]r chamber, storehouse, Sw. b[=u]r cage, Dan. buur, OHG. p[=u]r room, G. bauer cage, bauer a peasant. [root]97] Cf.{Boor}, {Byre}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bower — BOWER, a parish, in the county of Caithness, 7 miles (W.) from Keiss; containing 1689 inhabitants. This place is said to derive its name from a Danish word signifying a valley, and the application of the term to this locality seems to be by no … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
bower — O.E. bur room, hut, dwelling, chamber, from P.Gmc. *buraz (Cf. O.N. bur chamber, Swed. bur cage, O.H.G. bur dwelling, chamber, Ger. Bauer birdcage ), from *bu to dwell, from PIE root *bheue to be, exist … Etymology dictionary
bower — ► NOUN 1) a pleasant shady place under trees. 2) literary a lady s private room. 3) literary a summer house or country cottage. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Bower's Hill, Virginia — Popular legend has that it was named for an early highway overpass on the Military Highway which was built around 1943. However, maps dating from the early 19th century show a place named Bower s Hill . Other information in archives at the… … Wikipedia
Bower Ashton — infobox UK place country = England official name= Bower Ashton latitude= 51.4446 longitude= 2.6241 map type= Bristol population = unitary england= Bristol region= South West Englandconstituency westminster= Bristol South post town= BRISTOL… … Wikipedia
bower — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a secluded place, esp. in a garden, enclosed by foliage; an arbour. b a summer house. 2 poet. an inner room; a boudoir. v.tr. poet. embower. Derivatives: bowery adj. Etymology: OE bur f. Gmc 2. n. (in full bower anchor) either… … Useful english dictionary
Bower cable — Cable Ca ble (k[=a] b l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bower Hinton — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 50.95 longitude= 02.78 official name =Bower Hinton population = shire district= shire county= Somerset region= South West England constituency westminster= post town=… … Wikipedia
