bowery

[ bou-uh-ree ]

/ ˈbaʊ ə ri /

adjective

containing bowers; leafy; shady: a bowery maze.

Origin of bowery

First recorded in 1695–1705; bower¹ + -y¹

Words nearby bowery

Bowen's disease, Bowen's reaction series, bower, bowerbird, Bowers, bowery, bowfin, bow front, bowgrace, bow hand, bowhead

Definition for bowery (2 of 2)

bowery²

[ bou-uh-ree, bou-ree ]

/ ˈbaʊ ə ri, ˈbaʊ ri /

noun, plural bow·er·ies.

(among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat.

the Bowery, a street and area in New York City, historically noted for its cheap hotels and saloons and peopled by the destitute and homeless.

Origin of bowery

1640–50, Americanism;<Dutch bouwerij farm, equivalent to bouw cultivation + -erij-ery

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Example sentences from the Web for bowery

Kigurumi, Dollers and How We See is on display at Salon 94 Bowery through April 28.
A Doll’s Life: Laurie Simmons Explores Kigurumi|Ann Binlot|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chu and Associates were planning to build a 20-story, 220 room hotel at 50-52 Bowery near the Manhattan Bridge.
Is This the Tavern Where Washington Drank After Beating the British?|William Bryk|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Photos by the late Jimmy DeSana are now on view at Salon 94 on the Bowery in New York.
That Ol' New Wave|Blake Gopnik|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Since the New Museum opened on the Bowery in late 2007, a steady stream of galleries have set up shop on the Lower East Side.
Max Fish, Lost At Sea|Joshua David Stein|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Then she went to meet Beckman at the Bowery Hotel for breakfast and liked him immediately.
Can Janice Min Conquer Hollywood?|Jacob Bernstein|May 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Like that, it p. 192represents all nationalities, but it is a crowd peculiar to the Bowery.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life|James D. McCabe
But without the dream life was unbearable, in the Tenderloin and on the Bowery.
Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis
I owned some young elephants which I had lent to a showman on the Bowery.
Sawdust & Spangles|W. C. Coup
She was making a canvass of the women's lodging-houses near the Bowery.
Little Aliens|Myra Kelly
His museum had grown until it now occupied the three floors of one of the largest buildings in the Bowery.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg

British Dictionary definitions for bowery

Bowery

/ (ˈbaʊərɪ) /

noun

the Bowery a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks

Word Origin for Bowery

C17: from Dutch bouwerij, from bouwen to farm + erij -ery; see boor, Boer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for bowery

Bowery

A section of lower Manhattan in New York City.

单词	bowery
释义	bowery ¹ [ bou-uh-ree ] / ˈbaʊ ə ri / adjective containing bowers; leafy; shady: a bowery maze. Origin of bowery ¹ First recorded in 1695–1705; bower¹ + -y¹ Words nearby bowery Bowen's disease, Bowen's reaction series, bower, bowerbird, Bowers, bowery, bowfin, bow front, bowgrace, bow hand, bowhead Definition for bowery (2 of 2) bowery² [ bou-uh-ree, bou-ree ] / ˈbaʊ ə ri, ˈbaʊ ri / noun, plural bow·er·ies. (among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat. the Bowery, a street and area in New York City, historically noted for its cheap hotels and saloons and peopled by the destitute and homeless. Origin of bowery ² 1640–50, Americanism;<Dutch bouwerij farm, equivalent to bouw cultivation + -erij-ery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bowery Kigurumi, Dollers and How We See is on display at Salon 94 Bowery through April 28. A Doll’s Life: Laurie Simmons Explores Kigurumi\|Ann Binlot\|March 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Chu and Associates were planning to build a 20-story, 220 room hotel at 50-52 Bowery near the Manhattan Bridge. Is This the Tavern Where Washington Drank After Beating the British?\|William Bryk\|November 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Photos by the late Jimmy DeSana are now on view at Salon 94 on the Bowery in New York. That Ol' New Wave\|Blake Gopnik\|August 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Since the New Museum opened on the Bowery in late 2007, a steady stream of galleries have set up shop on the Lower East Side. Max Fish, Lost At Sea\|Joshua David Stein\|July 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Then she went to meet Beckman at the Bowery Hotel for breakfast and liked him immediately. Can Janice Min Conquer Hollywood?\|Jacob Bernstein\|May 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Like that, it p. 192represents all nationalities, but it is a crowd peculiar to the Bowery. Lights and Shadows of New York Life\|James D. McCabe But without the dream life was unbearable, in the Tenderloin and on the Bowery. Children of the Tenements\|Jacob A. Riis I owned some young elephants which I had lent to a showman on the Bowery. Sawdust & Spangles\|W. C. Coup She was making a canvass of the women's lodging-houses near the Bowery. Little Aliens\|Myra Kelly His museum had grown until it now occupied the three floors of one of the largest buildings in the Bowery. Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York\|Lemuel Ely Quigg British Dictionary definitions for bowery Bowery / (ˈbaʊərɪ) / noun the Bowery a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks Word Origin for Bowery C17: from Dutch bouwerij, from bouwen to farm + erij -ery; see boor, Boer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bowery ghetto, favela, red-light district, skid road, tenderloin Cultural definitions for bowery Bowery A section of lower Manhattan in New York City. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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bowery

adjective

Origin of bowery

Words nearby bowery

Definition for bowery (2 of 2)

noun, plural bow·er·ies.

Origin of bowery

Example sentences from the Web for bowery

British Dictionary definitions for bowery

noun

Word Origin for Bowery

Words related to bowery

Cultural definitions for bowery