Bower

  • 31bower — [OE] A bower was originally simply a place where one lived; the modern connotation of a ‘secluded arbour’ did not become fully established until the 16th century. Old English būr came from West and North Germanic *būraz or *būram, a derivative of …

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  • 32Bower House Hotel London (London) — Bower House Hotel London country: United Kingdom, city: London (Victoria) Bower House Hotel London Built in 1851, Bower House Hotel believes in anticipating your needs and providing all that you require for a wonderful stay in London at an… …

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  • 33Bower Lake — ist der Name mehrerer Seen in den Vereinigten Staaten: Bower Lake (Alaska) Bower Lake (Indiana) Bower Lake (Minnesota) Bower Lake (Nebraska) Siehe auch Bowers Lake Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklär …

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  • 34Bower bird — Bow er bird (Zo[ o]l.) An Australian bird ({Ptilonorhynchus violaceus} or {Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus}), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright colored objects to… …

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  • 35Bower's Shrikethrush — Conservation status Least Concern …

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  • 36Bower-Barff process — Bow er Barff proc ess . (Metal.) A certain process for producing upon articles of iron or steel an adherent coating of the magnetic oxide of iron (which is not liable to corrosion by air, moisture, or ordinary acids). This is accomplished by… …

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  • 37Bower's Hill, Virginia — Popular legend has that it was named for an early highway overpass on the Military Highway which was built around 1943. However, maps dating from the early 19th century show a place named Bower s Hill . Other information in archives at the… …

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  • 38Bower House — Not to be confused with Bower House Tye. The Bower House is a grade I listed Palladian mansion in Havering atte Bower, England.[1] It was built in 1729 by Henry Flitcroft.[1] The stable block is separately grade I listed.[2] It incorporated… …

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  • 39Bower Ashton — infobox UK place country = England official name= Bower Ashton latitude= 51.4446 longitude= 2.6241 map type= Bristol population = unitary england= Bristol region= South West Englandconstituency westminster= Bristol South post town= BRISTOL… …

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  • 40Bower Manuscript — The Bower Manuscript is tamil manuscript written in the Brahmi alphabet. It was purchased by Hamilton Bower in Kucha from Haji Ghulam Qadir. Bower forwarded the manuscript, made up of 51 birch bark leaves, to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, where… …

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