bower

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bower1 /ˈbaʊə/

▶noun

• 1 a pleasant shady place under trees.

• 2 literary a summer house or country cottage.

• 3 literary a lady's private room.

▶verb literary shade; enclose.

– origin OE būr, of Gmc origin.

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bower2 /ˈbaʊə/

▶noun an anchor carried at a ship's bow.

– origin C15: from bow3 + -er1.