bower
/ˈbaʊər/
noun
- A pleasant, shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or forest.
- The old oak tree formed a natural bower over the bench.
- We found a cool bower of vines to rest in during the hike.
- The couple sat in a leafy bower at the edge of the garden.
- A woman's private room or bedroom (old-fashioned or literary).
- In the poem, the maiden retired to her bower to read.
- She called for tea to be brought to her bower.
- The princess spent the afternoon in her silk-draped bower.