Bower

Bower

Bower

/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)