Bower
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Bower may refer to:
Bower may also be:
- a follyFollyIn architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs...
built by the BowerbirdBowerbirdBowerbirds make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. The family has 20 species in eight genera. These are medium-sized passerines, ranging from the Golden Bowerbird to the Great Bowerbird...
to attract mates; see wiktionary:bower. - a dwelling or lean-to shelter, also known as an arborPergolaA pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained...
- an anchorAnchorAn anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
carried at the bow of a ship - Bower ManuscriptBower ManuscriptThe Bower Manuscript is a medical manuscript written predominantly in the Sanskrit language,made up of 51 birch-bark leaves, written in an early Indian script.It is today preserved as part of the collections of the Bodleian Library in Oxford...
, a Sanskrit manuscript - Bower–Barff process, in metallurgy, a method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide
- Julian's BowerJulian's BowerJulian's Bower or Julian Bower is a name which was given to turf mazes in several different parts of England. Only one of this name still exists, at Alkborough in North Lincolnshire...
, various turf mazeTurf mazeHistorically, a turf maze is a labyrinth made by cutting a convoluted path into a level area of short grass, turf or lawn. Some had names such as Mizmaze, Troy Town, The Walls of Troy, Julian's Bower, or Shepherd's Race...
s in several different parts of England - 1639 Bower1639 Bower1639 Bower is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 12, 1951 by Sylvain Julien Victor Arend at Uccle.- External links :*...
, a namesake of the Bower family of asteroids
Bower may also be:
- An altered spelling of the German family name Bauer
- The right bower and left bower (or bauer), the two highest-ranking cards in the game of euchreEuchreEuchre or eucre, is a trick-taking card game most commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24 standard playing cards. It is the game responsible for introducing the joker into modern packs; this was invented around 1860 to act as a top trump or best bower...
- A woman's bedroomBedroomA bedroom is a private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day.About one third of our lives are spent sleeping and most of the time we are asleep, we are sleeping in a bedroom. To be considered a bedroom the room needs to have bed. Bedrooms can range from really simple...
or private apartments, especially in a medieval castle – cf. BoudoirBoudoirA boudoir is a lady's private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room. The term derives from the French verb bouder, meaning "to be sulky" or boudeur, meaning "sulky".- In architecture :...
People
- Anthony Bower, (1988), British legend
- Adrian BowerAdrian BowerAdrian Bower is an English actor, best known for his role as physical education and geography teacher Brian Steadman in the first three series of the British comedy series Teachers...
, English actor - Archibald Bower (1686 – 1766), Scottish historian
- B. M. BowerB. M. BowerBertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy , best known by her pseudonym B. M...
(1871 – 1940), American novelist - Billy BowerBilly BowerWilliam Bower was a footballer He started his career with Peel Institute where he played football and cricket, he later played in the Football League for Clapton Orient and later with New Brompton, in 1921 he became their trainer / manager and in 1947 their groundsman..-References:...
, English footballer who played for Clapton Orient - David BowerDavid BowerDavid Bower is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. Born in Wrexham, North Wales, he is deaf and took his degree in the Theatre of the Deaf. After university he joined what became the Signdance Collective working as sign dancer...
, Welsh deaf actor - David BowerDavid BowerDavid Bower is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. Born in Wrexham, North Wales, he is deaf and took his degree in the Theatre of the Deaf. After university he joined what became the Signdance Collective working as sign dancer...
, Detective Sergeant West Yorkshire Police 1989 ~ - E. Nott-BowerE. Nott-BowerLouisa Adelaide Nott-Bower was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. She was born in Troedyraur, Ceredigion and died in Richmond, London....
, British archer - Edward BowerEdward BowerEdward Bower was an English portrait painter, known for his painting of Charles I at his trial, and of other famous men of the time such as Lord Fairfax and John Pym. He worked primarily in London....
, early 17th-century English portrait painter - Frederick Orpen BowerFrederick Orpen BowerFrederick Orpen Bower FRS was a British botanist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1891. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society in 1909 and the Darwin Medal of the Royal Society in 1938....
, British botanist - Graham John Bower, Irish diplomat
- Gordon H. BowerGordon H. BowerGordon H. Bower is a cognitive psychologist studying human memory, language comprehension, emotion, and behavior modification. He received his Ph.D. in learning theory from Yale University in 1959. He currently holds the A. R. Lang Emeritus Professorship at Stanford University...
, American cognitive psychologist - Jeff Bower, American football coach
- Jeff BowerJeff Bower (basketball)Jeff Bower is the former general manager of the New Orleans Hornets and held the head coaching position during most of the 2009–10 season...
, American basketball executive - Jimmy BowerJimmy BowerJimmy Bower is an American sludge/heavy metal guitarist and drummer who has played with six bands, most notably Eyehategod, Crowbar, Down, and Superjoint Ritual....
, American heavy metal guitarist - Johnny BowerJohnny BowerJohn William Bower , nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie.-Playing career:...
, Canadian hockey goaltender - John Nott-BowerJohn Nott-BowerSir John Reginald Hornby Nott-Bower KCVO KPM OStJ was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1953 to 1958...
, British policeman - Mark BowerMark BowerMark James Bower is an English professional footballer. He plays for Guiseley.Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City as a central defender until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into...
(born 1980), English footballer - Marvin BowerMarvin BowerMarvin Bower was the son of the deputy recorder at Cuyahoga County. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended public schools there. He earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1925. His father advised him to study law, and Bower graduated from Harvard Law School in 1928...
, American lawyer - Matthew BowerMatthew BowerMatthew Bower is a British musician, active since the early 1980s, with a vast collection of collaborative and solo work behind him.-Skullflower:...
, British musician - Michael Bower, American actor
- Norman Adolph Henry Bower, British Conservative politician
- Paul BowerPaul BowerPaul Bower is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 20 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from Peel Thunder. He is currently listed under the Carlton Football Club. He played the first half of the season in the Northern Bullants as a...
(born 1988), Australian rules footballer - Robert Bower (disambiguation), various persons
- Scott BowerScott BowerScott Bower is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...
, American soccer player - Shane Bower (wrestler)Shane Bower (wrestler)Shayne Bower , better known by his ring name Biff Wellington, was a Canadian professional wrestler born in Calgary, Alberta and died in Calgary.-Professional wrestling career:...
, Canadian professional wrestler - Steve BowerSteve BowerSteve Bower is an English football commentator, one of the main voices for BBC TV's Match of the Day, culminating in being part of the commentary teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa...
, British radio presenter - Steven C Bower, (1981) British sports greatest living miracle
- Thomas BowerThomas BowerThomas Bower was an English architect and surveyor based in Nantwich, Cheshire. He worked in partnership with Ernest H. Edleston at the Nantwich firm, Bower & Edleston, which he founded in 1854. He is particularly associated with the Gothic Revival style of architecture.In 1883, Bower was living...
, English architect - Tom BowerTom BowerTom Bower is a British writer, noted for his revelatory investigative work such as his unauthorized biographies.A former Panorama reporter, his books include unauthorised biographies of Tiny Rowland, Robert Maxwell, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Geoffrey Robinson, Gordon Brown and Richard Branson...
, British writer - Walter BowerWalter BowerWalter Bower , Scottish chronicler, was born about 1385 at Haddington, East Lothian.He was abbot of Inchcolm Abbey from 1418, was one of the commissioners for the collection of the ransom of James I, King of Scots, in 1423 and 1424, and in 1433 one of the embassy to Paris on the business of the...
(1385–1449), Scottish chronicler - Bower (crossword compiler) whose real name is Roger Squires
- BowerBowerBower may refer to:* a folly built by the Bowerbird to attract mates; see wiktionary:bower.* a dwelling or lean-to shelter, also known as an arbor* an anchor carried at the bow of a ship* Bower Manuscript, a Sanskrit manuscript...
, Character in the film Green Street Hooligans
Places
- Bower Hinton, a part of the village of Martock, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Bower AshtonBower AshtonBower Ashton is a small district in south west Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset, lying within the Southville ward, approximately two miles from the city centre...
, a district of Bristol, England - Bower's Hill, VirginiaBower's Hill, VirginiaBower's Hill is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia in the United States. It is located in the South Hampton Roads region at the northeastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp, an area consisting of generally low-lying sandy terrain of the coastal plain.Popular legend...
, a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. - Havering-atte-BowerHavering-atte-BowerHavering-atte-Bower is a village and outlying settlement of the London Borough of Havering, located 15 miles northeast of Charing Cross and close to the Greater London boundary. It was one of three former parishes whose area comprised the historic Royal Liberty of Havering...
, a village in the London Borough of Havering, England - Fairy Bower, New South WalesFairy Bower, New South WalesFairy Bower is a beach in the Manly area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Fairy Bower is an affluent area, located close to Shelly Beach and North Head. The International School of Management Sydney and the Bower Surf Spot are located here. A scenic walk links Manly Beach to Fairy Bower and...
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia - Bower, South AustraliaBower, South AustraliaBower is a town in South Australia. The name honours David Bower, a South Australian Member of Parliament who donated land in the state for institutional purposes. By 1916, Bower had become a dispatch centre for mallee timber and roots. These were loaded at the railway station and sent to...
- Bower, Northumberland
- Bower, HighlandBower, HighlandBower is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 8 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, cabs and post offices....
, a parish of the former county of Caithness - West Bower Manor, DurleighDurleighDurleigh is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 609...
, Somerset, England - West Bower ( Bower Delamere ) "Bur" - Domesday Book 1086