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bower

[bau-er] / ˈbaʊ ər /


NOUN
rustic dwelling
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The Calligraphy is a bower of abundance, where visitors can recline in plushly padded, heated and ventilated captain’s chairs, dressed in high-grade Nappa leather: the Relaxation Mode seating package.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

As it did in Robert Longbottom’s 2019 production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical “Into the Woods,” which coincidentally also follows a group of rowdy, mixed-up characters into a supernatural bower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

Visiting Barbara Kingsolver on her farm in Appalachia feels like entering some form of enchanted bower.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2018

Bethany: I was saving us seats in the weird bower of fake plants behind Avo-poké.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2018

Their food was dished out from a leafy bower, where Marian and her attendants cooked.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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