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Mansion in Havering-atte-Bower, London
Commons has media related to Bower House. The Bower House (/ˈbaʊər/) is a Grade I listed Palladian mansion in Havering-atte-Bower, England. It was built in
Bower_House
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Bowers House may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) Bowers House, an intentional community in the form of a student co-op in Hyde Park
Bowers_House
Village in Suffolk, England
declined in numbers. Bower House Tye is a hamlet near the A1071 road within the parish. There are five Listed buildings: Bower House, Brewery Farmhouse
Polstead
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Bower or bower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bower may refer to: Catherine, or The Bower, an unfinished Jane Austen novel A high-ranking
Bower
Village in Greater London, England
Havering. Havering-atte-Bower has been the location of a number of palaces and large houses including Bower House, The Round House, Pyrgo Palace and Havering
Havering-atte-Bower
2019 American crime thriller film
visiting Julia's mother's house in McNabb, Illinois, John's memory flashes draw him to the nearby house of Sheriff Roger Bower who has been working with
Awake_(2019_film)
Historic house in Idaho, United States
The Charles Bower House is a historic house located north of Jerome, Idaho, United States. The lava rock house was built by mason H.T. Pugh in 1917. The
Charles_Bower_House
Historic house in North Carolina, United States
Bower-Cox House is a historic house located on SR 1595 southwest of Scottville, Ashe County, North Carolina. It is locally significant for its association
Bower-Cox_House
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
built the main house in 1806. In 1833, The Bower passed to Adam Stephen Dandridge II. Novelist John Pendleton Kennedy visited The Bower in 1832, and based
The_Bower
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Jonathan Bowers House is an historic house in Lowell, Massachusetts. Built in 1872 for a local businessman, it is one of the most unusual houses in Massachusetts
Jonathan_Bowers_House
Historic house in New York, United States
The Dr. Wesley Bowers House is a historic house located at Southampton in Suffolk County, New York. It is a large, rambling oceanside mansion built in
Dr._Wesley_Bowers_House
Festival in Lichfield, England
through the streets and retire at a "Bower House" for roast beef and wine, ensuring a good turn-out. Today the Bower retains the traditional procession
Lichfield_Bower
Surname list
equivalent of Bowyer or a house servant, an equivlent of Bowerman. It can be a toponymic surname, after any of locations named Bower or Bowers. It may also be a
Bower_(surname)
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
The Jerathmell Bowers House is believed to have built circa 1673, at 150 Wood Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is the oldest known home in Lowell. It
Jerathmell_Bowers_House
Building in Havering-atte-Bower, United Kingdom
The Round House is a Grade II* listed late Georgian elliptical stuccoed villa located on Broxhill Road in Havering-atte-Bower, London. The house was built
The_Round_House_(Havering)
Historic house in Illinois, United States
Union House, also known as the John Bower House, is a small, mostly Gothic Revival house in downtown Orangeville, Illinois, United States. The house, the
Union_House
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Bowers or bowers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bowers may refer to: Bowers (surname) Antarctica Bowers Mountains Bowers Piedmont Glacier
Bowers
American politician (born 1952)
Russell "Rusty" Bowers (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and the former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives. A member of the
Russell_Bowers
Egyptian businessman (1929–2023)
2018. Bower 1998, p. 9. Bower 1998, p. 9. Bower 1998, p. 13. Bower 1998, p. 14. Bower 1998, p. 18. Bower 1998, p. 16. Bower 1998, p. 17. Bower 1998, p
Mohamed_Al-Fayed
Historic house in Indiana, United States
John S. Bowers House is a historic home located at Decatur, Indiana. It was built between 1900 and 1905, and is a three-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling
John_S._Bowers_House
Historic house in North Carolina, United States
The Bowers–Tripp House is a historic home located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was designed by Benton & Benton and built in 1921
Bowers–Tripp_House
Historic house in Texas, United States
The Bowers–Felts House on Lotus Lane in Lufkin, Texas was designed by architect Shirley Simons and was built c. 1928–1937. It was listed on the National
Bowers–Felts_House
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
The Bowers–Livingston–Osborn House, also known as the William Livingston House, is located at 25 Parsippany Road in the township of Parsippany–Troy Hills
Bowers–Livingston–Osborn House
Bowers–Livingston–Osborn_House
Bedford House, Covent Garden Boston Manor House Bower House Breadalbane House Bridgewater House, Westminster Brockwell Hall Bromley Hall Brook House, Mayfair
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
List_of_country_houses_in_the_United_Kingdom
American comedian, writer and actor
Byron Bowers is an American comedian, writer and actor. Bowers has appeared on The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim, Comedy Central's Adam DeVine's House Party
Byron_Bowers
United States historic place
449167°W / 46.234722; -88.449167 (Joseph Bowers House) The Joseph Bowers House is a 1+1⁄2-story frame house located at 318 Hemlock Avenue. It is sided
Iron_County_MRA
Frederick Bowers was an American politician and former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is the first African American to serve
Frederick_Bowers
Former royal residence in England
Seymour in 1537, this association leading to the 'Bower' portion of the village's place name. A house was already at Havering by the 12th century, and
Havering_Palace
Human settlement in the United States
community was named for a sugar orchard at the original town site. The Bowers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The nearby
Sugar_Grove,_West_Virginia
British writer (born 1946)
Thomas Michael Bower (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer and former BBC journalist and television producer. He is known for his investigative
Tom_Bower
his fortune by 1851, when he was living at Bower House in Havering Village in Essex in 1851. Bower House was built in 1729 by John Baynes, using some
Henry_Hayman_Toulmin
Stranger Things antagonist
horror television series Stranger Things. He is portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower. The character was introduced in the fourth season as a malevolent being
Vecna_(Stranger_Things)
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
Bowers House is a historic home located in Sugar Grove, West Virginia. It was built in 1898 and is a large, 2+1⁄2-story Queen Anne style frame dwelling
Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia)
Bowers_House_(Sugar_Grove,_West_Virginia)
Dominican politician
Eden Bowers was a Dominican politician who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica during turbulent times of June 1979. He was a member
Eden_Bowers
American auction house
Stack’s Bowers, also known as Stack's Bowers Galleries, is an American auction house headquartered in Costa Mesa, California that specializes in the sale
Stack's_Bowers
U.S. Air Force colonel (1917–2011)
William Marsh Bower (February 13, 1917 – January 10, 2011) was an American aviator, U.S. Air Force Colonel and veteran of World War II. Bower was the last
Bill_Bower
American politician
then elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1882 and to the North Carolina State Senate in 1884. Bower was appointed as solicitor (district
William_H._Bower
"Bower House (Grade II) (1088127)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2015. Historic England. "Three barns to Bower House Farm (Grade
Listed_buildings_in_New_Mills
House in Whitehills Dr East Lansing, Michigan
channeled through the house. Bower house has three floors, seven bathrooms, a living room, dining room and kitchen. In 2015, Bower had 19 occupants; however
Bower_(Co-op)
Eyewitness to President Kennedy assassination (1925–1966)
Lee Edward Bowers Jr. (January 12, 1925 – August 9, 1966) was an American railroad employee who was a witness to the assassination of President John F
Lee_Bowers
Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2017)
John William Bower (né Kiszkan; Russian: Джон Уильям Кишкан; Ukrainian: Джон Вільям Кісцкан; November 8, 1924 – December 26, 2017) nicknamed "the China
Johnny_Bower
American politician
Phillip Bowers is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 3rd District, serving since 2024. He is
Phillip_Bowers
Native American (Oglala Lakota) politician
(1981) To Kill an Eagle: Indian Views on the Last Days of Crazy Horse. Bower House. p. 14. ISBN 0933472544 Greene, Jerome A. (1982) Slim Buttes, 1876: An
American_Horse
American author and sex worker (1923–2019)
George Albert "Scotty" Bowers (July 1, 1923 – October 13, 2019), active from 1945 to 1980, was best known for procuring prostitutes for Hollywood industry
Scotty_Bowers
American environmentalist (1947–2022)
(2004). The Lobo Outback Funeral Home: A Novel. Doug Peacock (Foreword). Bower House. ISBN 978-1555663391. Foreman, Dave (2011). Man Swarm and the Killing
David_Foreman
Hamlet in Derbyshire, England
"Bower House (Grade II) (1088127)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2018. Historic England. "Three barns to Bower House Farm (Grade
Whitle
Peter Bower (1715/21 – June 1795) was an English clockmaker who settled in Wiltshire during the late 1730s, and established his working career in the
Peter_Bower
Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The George W. and Hetty A. Bowers House is a historic residence located in the Kerns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The finest of only
George W. and Hetty A. Bowers House
George_W._and_Hetty_A._Bowers_House
American white supremacist leader (1924–2006)
Samuel Holloway Bowers Jr. (August 6, 1924 – November 5, 2006) was an American white supremacist who co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and
Samuel_Bowers
2018 mass shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
American history. After being shot multiple times by police, Bowers was arrested at the scene. Bowers had earlier posted antisemitic comments against HIAS (formerly
Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting
Canadian politician
was also campaigning for reelection to the House of Commons at the time of his death. There is a John Bower Lewis and family fonds at Library and Archives
John_Bower_Lewis
American politician (1919–1988)
Arthur Robert Bowers (February 16, 1919 – May 21, 1988) was a Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives. A Steubenville, Ohio
Arthur_Bowers
imprint of Trails Books, which is itself an imprint of Denver-based Bower House.) The book, Along the Pacific Crest Trail, with text by Karen Berger
Bart_Smith
1814; and of Pyrgo House, built 1852, which lasted less than a century. Pyrgo is one of three large parklands in Havering-atte-Bower, the others being
Pyrgo_Park
Village in Suffolk, England
the hamlet of Hadleigh. Acres, 1,820. Real property, £4,174. Pop., 986. Houses, 236. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese
Boxford,_Suffolk
Historic house in Michigan, United States
The Bowers Harbor Inn is a restaurant located at 13512 Peninsula Drive in Peninsula Township, Michigan. It was constructed in 1928 as a private house, the
Bowers_Harbor_Inn
American filmmaker, educator, restaurant owner, and politician from Idaho
Curtis Bowers (born 1965) is an American politician, former educator, restaurateur, and filmmaker who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Curtis_Bowers
Surname list
of bows". Albert Bowers, English professional rugby footballer Allen Bowers (born 1902), Australian rugby union player Andrea Bowers (born 1965), American
Bowers_(surname)
Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
reign of Henry VIII. A house at Boreas Hill (archaic Boar House, Bower House Hill) dates to at least 1670. The present house is thought to date from
Paull
Historic house in New York, United States
Guilford-Bower Farm House is a historic home in New Paltz in Ulster County, New York. It was built about 1850 and is a large 2-story brick residence with
Guilford-Bower_Farm_House
British politician (1907–1990)
Harrow constituency was abolished for the 1945 election, when Bower was re-elected to the House of Commons for the new Harrow West constituency. He held the
Norman_Bower
American actor
Raphael (written and directed by Joey Boukadakis). Bower appeared as a contestant on the game show Fun House in the late 1980s as well as Nick Arcade in the
Michael_Ray_Bower
Historic property in Kent, England
display in their Hall of Ancient Egypt. In British history, Bower was most interested in the House of Stuart and Jacobitism and was a member of the Royal Stuart
Chiddingstone_Castle
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
Went to a DJ Battle Between Two UK Mayors". Vice. Retrieved 29 July 2026. Bower, Aaron (12 December 2018). "Tony Adams to become new president of Rugby
Andy_Burnham
Building LB14746)". Retrieved 14 March 2019. Historic Environment Scotland. "BOWER HOUSE (BOURHOUSE) WITH GATES, WELLHEAD, TERRACE AND BOUNDARY WALLS (Category
List of Category A listed buildings in East Lothian
List_of_Category_A_listed_buildings_in_East_Lothian
Royal manor and liberty in England
Havering, also known as Havering-atte-Bower, was a royal manor and ancient liberty whose area now forms part of, and gives its name to, the London Borough
Royal_Liberty_of_Havering
American writer and novelist
U.S. edition of Thin Blue Smoke was published by Burnside Books, now Bower House, in September 2012. His writing has been compared to that of John Irving
Doug_Worgul
Emirati businessman (born 1931)
2021-07-13. Bower, Tom (1998). Fayed: The Unauthorized Biography. Macmillan. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-333-74554-0. Bower 1998, p.27. Bower 1998, p.31. Bower 1998,
Mahdi_Al_Tajir
Village in Caithness, Scotland
scattered houses and farms. Bower Busy Bees provides early education to children aged 2.5 to 5 years. Bower Busy Bees is located to the rear of Bower Community
Bower,_Highland
Painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Blue Bower is an 1865 oil painting by the British Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It effectively serves as a portrait of his frequent
The_Blue_Bower
Dam in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, US
State Park. In 2001, the dam was renamed for Adam T. Bower, Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1967–68 and Director of Services
Adam_T._Bower_Memorial_Dam
American actor (born 1968)
roles on ER, Melrose Place, and Now and Again. Lowe played Deputy White House Chief of Staff Reed Pollock on the sixth season of 24, and played Byron
Chad_Lowe
Mountain pillar in Colorado, United States
ISBN 9780871089670 Robert M. Ormes, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, 1997, Bower House, ISBN 9781555661946, page 240.] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon
Chimney_Rock_(Colorado)
American politician (born 1967)
Rhetta Andrews Bowers (born July 22, 1967) is an American politician and educator, currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives
Rhetta_Bowers
Country house in Derbyshire, England
House (2014); "Breathless Beauty, Broken Beauty" (2014); The Crown (2016) and Peaky Blinders. A lidar view of Chatsworth House and Queen Mary's Bower
Chatsworth_House
Historic house in North Carolina, United States
Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House is a historic home located at Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a 2+1⁄2-story
Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House
Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick_House
American politician (born 1952)
William Knight Bowers (born July 25, 1952) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 122nd
William_Bowers_(politician)
Australian politician
timber merchant at Port Adelaide. On 1 March 1865 Bower was returned to the South Australian House of Assembly as member for Port Adelaide, a seat he
David_Bower_(politician)
Building in Durleigh, Somerset, England
West Bower Manor (also known as Durleigh Manor) in Durleigh within the English county of Somerset was largely built in the 15th century. It is a Grade
West_Bower_Manor
American legislative district
of the Texas House of Representatives contains parts of Garland, Rowlett, and Mesquite. The current representative is Rhetta Andrews Bowers, who has represented
Texas's 113th House of Representatives district
Texas's_113th_House_of_Representatives_district
English novelist (1775–1817)
works. In August 1792, aged seventeen, Austen started Catharine or the Bower, which presaged her mature work, especially Northanger Abbey, but was left
Jane_Austen
Shire Rivendell Vesta Bower Zolton Ferency # In 1971, the MSU SHC became a collective land trust with donations of property from Bower, Elsworth (Bowie),
Student Housing Cooperative at Michigan State University
Student_Housing_Cooperative_at_Michigan_State_University
American writer
We Can See into Another Place: Mile-High Writers on Social Justice (Bower House Press, 2024) "Are You Happy?", Colorado Review (Summer 2019) "A Little
Lori_Ostlund
King of the United Kingdom since 2022
(11): 1755–1758. doi:10.1096/fj.06-0901ufm. PMID 16940145. S2CID 9305843. Bower, Tom (2018). ""Chapter 6"". The Rebel Prince, The Power, Passion and Defiance
Charles_III
District of Edinburgh, Scotland
Bangholm Bower House. Bruce Weir, Lord Weir lives in Trinity John Wilson FRSE (1877-1959) architect, lived at 20 Lomond Road. Boswall House built by a
Trinity,_Edinburgh
served as a Republican) (previously endorsed Peguero) Local officials Matti Bower, former mayor of Miami Beach (2007–2013) Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida
Chairman of the East India Company in 1791
and Margaret Brown, on 14 May 1771. The couple lived at the Bower House, Havering atte Bower. His father-in-law, Ynyr Burges, was Secretary of the East
John_Smith-Burges
American novelist
their herd, Bower and Sinclair left Montana for good and moved south and settled in a house on the coast in Santa Cruz, California. Both Bower and Sinclair
B._M._Bower
Film by Derrick Borte
Pictures will produce with Jeffrey Greenstein of A Higher Standard, Mark Bower and Bruno Mustic of Life & Soul Pictures, and David Lipper and Robert A
The_Get_Out
Historic district in Massachusetts, United States
period. The most unusual house in the district is the round Jonathan Bowers House (built 1872); the oldest building is a c. 1853 vernacular Greek Revival
Wannalancit Street Historic District
Wannalancit_Street_Historic_District
Inner-city area and electoral ward in England
Newbury Road with Manton House. Built as a 13-storey twin profile on Newbury Road with Reynolds House. The demolition of Hertford House was a phased clearance
Newtown,_Birmingham
Public building in Ireland
Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn and Arthur Rose Vincent to the Irish nation. It thus became the first
Muckross_House
Historic site in Somerset, England
Samantha Sharp (reception only), May 2005 Natasha Kaplinsky and Justin Bower, 21 August 2005 Lucy Benjamin and Richard Taggart, 30 March 2006 Angela
Babington_House
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from 1925 to 1952
(5th edition, 2006), page 67 Kashmir, Research Paper 04/28 by Paul Bowers, House of Commons Library, United Kingdom. Archived 28 July 2004 at the Wayback
Hari_Singh
George Bower (or Bowers) (fl. 1664–1689), was a medallist to King Charles II, James II and William III, and an engraver to the Royal Mint. Although his
George_Bower_(medallist)
Genus of plants in the buttercup family
native, C. vitalba, by the herbalist John Gerard (1545–1612); virgin's bower for C. terniflora, C. virginiana, and C. viticella; old man's beard, applied
Clematis
Topics referred to by the same term
Joe Bowers (Joseph Bowers, died 1946), British rugby league footballer "Joe Bowers" (song), an American folk song from the 1850s Joseph Bowers House, in
Joseph Bowers (disambiguation)
Joseph_Bowers_(disambiguation)
Fusiliers, the next company held a front of about 350 yd (320 m) to Bower House and was to stay in position to fire on the Germans opposite in support
Action_of_22_October_1917
American academic
Faubion Bowers (January 29, 1917 – November 17, 1999) was an American academic and writer in the area of Asian Studies, especially Japanese theatre. He
Faubion_Bowers
Businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
Atlantic. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023. Bowers Bahney, Jennifer (November 15, 2023). "Elon Musk Agrees With Poster Who
Elon_Musk
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English
English : variant of Bulmer.Americanized spelling of German Baumer.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name denoting a servant who carried the ewer to guests at table so that they could wash their hands, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English ewerer (related to ewere ‘jug’), with the French definite article l’.Cornish : variant of Flower 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the Norman term of address beu sire ‘fine sir’, given either to a fine gentleman (perhaps ironically), or to someone who made frequent use of this term of address. Compare Bonser.Americanized spelling of German Bauser.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (Latin turris).English : occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).English : Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a baker, doghere, from an agent derivative of Middle English dogh ‘dough’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dauer.
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan).
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : regional name for someone from the district north of Paris known in Old French as Gohiere.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France called Gouy (from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gaudius + the locative suffix -acum), with the addition of the Anglo-Norman French suffix -er.English : from a Norman personal name, Go(h)ier, cognate with the Old English name mentioned at Gooder.Welsh : from the peninsula in southern Wales, of which the Welsh name is Gŵyr.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gauer.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : from Middle English boller (from Old English bolla ‘bowl’, ‘drinking vessel’ + the agent suffix -er), an occupational name for a maker or seller of bowls. Medieval bowls were made of wood as well as of earthenware.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of bows (see Bow), as opposed to an archer. Compare Bowman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk)
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk) : occupational name for someone who mowed pasture lands to provide hay, from an agent derivative of Middle English mow(en) ‘mow’ (Old English mÄwen).Welsh : nickname from mawr ‘big’ (see Moore 6).German (Möwer) : nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mÅven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bower.
Surname or Lastname
Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.German
Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.German : habitational name for someone from Boye (near Celle-Hannover).English : variant of Bowyer.Danish : habitational name from a place so named. The surname is also found in Norway and Sweden, probably from the same source.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bowler.German : variant of Boller.Norwegian (Bøler) : habitational name from various farms in southeastern Norway named Bøler, from Old Norse bøli ‘farm’. Compare Bohle.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Manchester)
English (chiefly Manchester) : occupational name for someone whose job was to steep cotton or linen in lye (a strong alkali) to cleanse it, from an agent derivative of Middle English bouken ‘to wash’ (from Middle Dutch būken).
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin)
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin) : habitational name for someone from Pois, a place in Picardy (said to have been named with Old French pois ‘fish’ because of its well-stocked river), from Old French Pohier ‘native of Pois’.English : nickname for a poor man, or ironically for a miser, from Middle English, Old French povre, poure ‘poor’ (Latin pauper). Woulfe gives this also as the meaning of the Norman Irish name, which in early records is found as le Poer, believing it to be a nickname for someone who has taken a vow of poverty.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for one whose job was to bore holes in something, Middle English borer.Swiss German : variant of Bohrer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Box, with the addition of the agent suffix -er.Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine) : from an Americanized spelling of Yiddish bokser ‘St. John’s bread’, presumably an ornamental name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brewer.Respelling of Brauer or Brouwer.
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n.
A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
a.
Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.
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To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
a.
To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
a.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
n.
The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and a cube is third power, of a number.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
n.
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.
n.
Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power.
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Characteristic of the street called the Bowery, in New York city; swaggering; flashy.
a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
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Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
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Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as, the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a weight at the other end.
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One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple.
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A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
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One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn mower.
a.
To reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
n.
Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm.
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