Word of the Day

Bower

May 9, 2025

/ˈbou(ə)r/

noun

a pleasant, shaded place beneath trees, plants, or wood.

The moon, like a flower in heaven's high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night.

- William Blake (1757 - 1827) verb to shade or shelter When thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh? - from Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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