Bower vs. Bowyer — What's the Difference?

A shaded, leafy recess; an arbor.

A bowyer is a master-craftsman who makes bows. Though this was once a widespread profession, the importance of bowyers and of bows was diminished by the introduction of gunpowder weaponry.

A woman's private chamber in a medieval castle; a boudoir.

One who makes or sells bows for archery.

A rustic cottage; a country retreat.

(Archaic) An archer.

An anchor carried at the bow.

A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).

To enclose in or as if in a bower; embower.

(archaic) A person who uses the bow, an archer.

A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

An archer; one who uses bow.

(literary) A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.

One who makes or sells bows.

A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.

(ornithology) A large structure made of grass, twigs, etc., and decorated with bright objects, used by male bower birds during courtship displays.

A peasant; a farmer.

Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.

(nautical) A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.

One who bows or bends.

A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm.

One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow.

A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.

To embower; to enclose.

(obsolete) To lodge.

One who bows or bends.

An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.

A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm.

One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre.

Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment.

A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat.

A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess.

A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.

To embower; to inclose.

To lodge.

A framework that supports climbing plants;

Enclose in a bower