bowery
1 of 2noun
bow·ery ˈbau̇(-ə)r-ē 
plural boweries
1
: a colonial Dutch plantation or farm
2
[Bowery, street in New York City] : a city district known for cheap bars and derelicts
bowery
2 of 2adjective
: like a bower (see bower entry 1) : full of bowers
… many other choice flowers, which thrive best in partial shade, perfumed this bowery walk, and decked it with endless bloom. Near the southern end, the bower-alley was widened to ten or twelve feet.
William Bottrell
William Bottrell
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Emily S. Rueb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2016
Noun
A novelty store, a Chinese hand laundry and a Chinese hairstylist were operating at 50-52 Bowery in 1974, around the time a keen young entrepreneur named Joseph Chu bought the buildings. Emily S. Rueb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2016 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Dutch bouwerij, from bouwer farmer, from bouwen to till; akin to Old High German būan to dwell
First Known Use
Noun
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1713, in the meaning defined above