bow·ery
ˈbau̇(-ə)r-ē 
plural boweries
1
: a colonial Dutch plantation or farm
2
[Bowery, street in New York City]
: a city district known for cheap bars and for having many unhoused people living in the streets
: like a bower (see bower entry 1) : full of bowers
… many other choice flowers, which thrive best in partial shade, perfumed this bowery walk, and decked it with endless bloom. Near the southern end, the bower-alley was widened to ten or twelve feet.—
William Bottrell
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A novelty store, a Chinese hand laundry and a Chinese hairstylist were operating at 50-52 Bowery in 1974, around the time a keen young entrepreneur named Joseph Chu bought the buildings.
—Emily S. Rueb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2016
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“Bowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowery. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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