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Definition of BOWER

Bower
Bower Bo"wer, n. [From Bow, v. & n.] 1. One who bows or bends. 2. (Naut.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship. 3. A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. [Obs.] His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned bowers Were wont to rive steel plates and helmets hew. --Spenser. Best bower, Small bower. See the Note under Anchor.
Bower
Bower Bow"er (bou"[~e]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See Boor.] One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre. Right bower, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card (except the ``Joker') in the game. Left bower, the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value. Best bower or Joker, in some forms of euchre and some other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack, which takes precedence of all others as the highest card.
Bower
Bower Bow"er, v. t. To embower; to inclose. --Shak.
Bower
Bower Bow"er, v. i. To lodge. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Bower
Bower Bow"er, n. [From Bough, cf. Brancher.] (Falconry) A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest. [Obs.]

Meaning of BOWER from wikipedia

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- James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor, singer and model. He made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting...
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- bowers, often returning to preferred bowers several times, and watching males' elaborate courtship displays and inspecting the quality of the bower....
- David Bower (born 1969) is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. Born in Wrexham, North...
- Bower is a Scottish and English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adrian Bower (born 1970), English actor Archibald Bower (1686–1766)...
- Leroy Bower Jr. (November 20, 1947 – June 3, 2015) was an American man executed for the 1983 murders of four men in Grayson County, Texas. Bower spent...
- Acacia cognata, commonly known as bower wattle, river wattle or narrow-leaved bower wattle, is a tree or shrub species that is endemic to south eastern...
- John William Bower (né Kiszkan; November 8, 1924 – December 26, 2017) nicknamed "The China Wall", was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and inductee to...
- Paul Bower (born 9 January 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly pla**** for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League...