bower
noun
[ ˈbaʊə ]
• a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood.
Similar:
arbour,
shady place,
leafy shelter,
alcove,
recess,
pergola,
grotto,
sanctuary,
summer house,
gazebo,
conservatory,
pavilion,
belvedere,
kiosk,
bower
verb
• shade or enclose (a place or person).
• "trees here and there bowered the cottages"
Origin:
Old English būr ‘dwelling, inner room’, of Germanic origin; related to German Bauer ‘birdcage’.
bower
noun
• each of two anchors carried at a ship's bow, formerly distinguished as the best bower (starboard) or small bower (port).
Origin:
late 15th century: from bow3 + -er1.
