as in to shroud
to surround or cover closely
bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic
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Recent Examples of bower
Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The highest-ranking card of the original suit played wins the trick unless a card from the trump suit (including the left bower) is played, which would outrank any other card.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Throughout the day Saturday and Sunday there will be live performances in each bower of the audio collaborations.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 14 Apr. 2023
This elegant crisscross trellis can be used in the most formal of outdoor spaces to support climbing foliage like pink bower vines.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
The shot started an image-making trend that extended through Cindy Crawford, Britney Spears, Ciara and Gigi Hadid, though all of them were topped by Beyoncé’s 2017 pregnant-while-wearing-lingerie-in-a-bower baby-bump photo shoot.
—New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
But with the events of this past year—not least a parental uprising against the wokish material taught in Virginia’s public schools—even outsiders are aware that children’s literature has become as much a battlefield as a bower.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Today, a cafe occupies part of the ground floor, its tables and chairs distributed under a leafy bower on the veranda.
—New York Times, 9 June 2022
People not involved in the world of children’s books, either professionally or personally through children and grandchildren, may imagine a peaceful bower where bunnies hop and pixies flit and tots run back and forth making wonderful discoveries.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Verb
The garden that separates the main house from the casita, designed by Double Green Landscapes, melds Japanese and California influences with a variety of maple and ginkgo trees, giant timber bamboo, bower wattle, and leopard plants.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Come summer, the walled garden is a joyful place with its historic Kentish bower and formal planting, featuring fragrant roses, peonies and irises to replica a typical English garden.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The highest-ranking card of the original suit played wins the trick unless a card from the trump suit (including the left bower) is played, which would outrank any other card.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Throughout the day Saturday and Sunday there will be live performances in each bower of the audio collaborations.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 14 Apr. 2023
This elegant crisscross trellis can be used in the most formal of outdoor spaces to support climbing foliage like pink bower vines.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
The shot started an image-making trend that extended through Cindy Crawford, Britney Spears, Ciara and Gigi Hadid, though all of them were topped by Beyoncé’s 2017 pregnant-while-wearing-lingerie-in-a-bower baby-bump photo shoot.
—New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
But with the events of this past year—not least a parental uprising against the wokish material taught in Virginia’s public schools—even outsiders are aware that children’s literature has become as much a battlefield as a bower.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Today, a cafe occupies part of the ground floor, its tables and chairs distributed under a leafy bower on the veranda.
—New York Times, 9 June 2022
People not involved in the world of children’s books, either professionally or personally through children and grandchildren, may imagine a peaceful bower where bunnies hop and pixies flit and tots run back and forth making wonderful discoveries.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bower
Verb
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The origins of Stonehenge are shrouded in mystery, but it was built to align with the sun on solstice days.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Details about the missile are shrouded in mystery, and Raytheon officials referred questions on the matter to the Army.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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All wedding florals, from the arbor to the bar to the tent, were arranged by Petal to the Metal Florals' Leslie Bish.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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They’re often stuffed with either shrimp or pork, wrapped in banana leaf to prevent them from sticking to one another, and thrown into a steamer.Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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The mansion with its stone façade and slate roof houses some 50 rooms that spread across 13,000 square feet of living space and five levels.Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The painstaking restoration of Notre Dame involved the labor of hundreds of specialized artisans who refashioned everything from the lead sheets used to form the nave’s peaked roof to vital portions of stone masonry, CBS reported.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Entering them feels like walking into a warm, cigar-like jewel box, enveloped by soft carpeting, plush textures, and eclectic, colorful decorative objects.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some, like Morning and Inger Munch in Black, are aesthetic studies that play with contrast, couching one subject in early light and enveloping the other in a black dress and background.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Large green beams arch across the glass ceiling, creating a metallic, forest-reminiscent canopy.Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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For these situations, the use of canopies can provide a fix.Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Think tender, aromatic vegetables enclosed in cheesy layers with a jammy, flavorful tomato sauce.Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Padel is played on a court about a third the size of a tennis court and is enclosed by glass and mesh walls.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Southern California, open pergolas are more common due to abundant sun.Cassi Hallam, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Photo : Photography by Derek & Vee A rooftop pergola is fitted with a retractable sun shade.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Bower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bower. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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