"bowery" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbaʊəɹi/ Forms: bowerier [comparative], more bowery [comparative], boweriest [superlative], most bowery [superlative]
Etymology: From bower + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|bower|y|id2=adjectival}} bower + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} bowery (comparative bowerier or more bowery, superlative boweriest or most bowery)
  1. Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady. Related terms: bower Translations (Sheltered by trees; leafy): зашумен (zašumen) (Bulgarian), сенчест (senčest) (Bulgarian), listnatý (Czech), stinný (Czech)
    Sense id: en-bowery-en-adj-5aFQmZXr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaʊəɹi/ Forms: boweries [plural]
Etymology: From bower + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|bower|y|id2=adjectival}} bower + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowery (plural boweries)
  1. Structure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.
    Sense id: en-bowery-en-noun-D79Loi8n Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaʊəɹi/ Forms: boweries [plural]
Etymology: From bower + -y, calque of Dutch bouwerij. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bower|y}} bower + -y, {{calque|en|nl|bouwerij|nocap=1}} calque of Dutch bouwerij Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowery (plural boweries)
  1. (archaic) In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bowery-en-noun-1OCZFWRB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 8 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 5 7 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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