BOUR

Meaning of BOUR in English

ˈbür

Scotland

variant of bower

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BOUR — (n.) A chamber or a cottage.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUR — ( n. ) A chamber or a cottage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUR — noun a chamber or a cottage.
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BOWER — I. ˈbau̇(ə)r, -au̇ə, esp S -au̇wə(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bour bedroom, dwelling, from Old English būr; …
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BOWERWOMAN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural bowerwomen ) Etymology: Middle English bourwoman, from bour bedroom + woman archaic : chambermaid
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BOWERMAIDEN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English bourmaiden, from bour bedroom + maiden archaic : a lady's maid : maid-in-waiting
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BOURTREE — ˈbu̇r.(ˌ)trē, ˈbü.(ˌ)- noun Etymology: Middle English burtre, bourtre, perhaps from bour bower + tre, tree tree Britain : the common …
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BOUROCK — ˈbürək noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from bour + -ock 1. Scotland : a rude hut ; especially : …
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BOWER — bower 1 — bowerlike , adj. /bow"euhr/ , n. 1. a leafy shelter or recess; arbor. 2. a rustic dwelling; …
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BOWER — I. ˈbau̇(-ə)r noun Etymology: Middle English bour dwelling, from Old English būr; akin to Old English & Old High German …
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TAMBOUR — [tam.bour] n [MF, drum, fr. Ar tanbur, modif. of Per tabir] (15c) 1: [1]drum 1 2. a: an embroidery frame; …
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TABORER — [ta.bor.er] also ta.bour.er n (15c): one that plays on the tabor
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TABOR — [ta.bor] also ta.bour n [ME, fr. OF] (14c): a small drum with one head of soft calfskin used to accompany …
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POST- — [post-] prefix [ME, fr. L, fr. post; akin to Lith pas at, Gk apo away from--more at of] 1 a: …
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PAS DE BOURREE — [pas de bour.ree] n, pl pas de bourree or pas de bour.rees [F, lit., bourree step] (1897): a walking or …
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NEIGHBOUR — [neigh.bour] chiefly Brit var of neighbor
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LABOUR — [la.bour] chiefly Brit var of labor
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LABORITE — [la.bor.ite] n (1889) 1: a member of a group favoring the interests of labor 2. cap a: a member of …
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HARBOUR — [har.bour] chiefly Brit var of harbor
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EMBOURGEOISEMENT — [em.bour.geoise.ment] n [F, fr. embourgeoiser to make bourgeois, fr. em- + bourgeois] (1937): a shift to bourgeois values and practices
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BOWER — [bow.er] n [ME bour dwelling, fr. OE bur; akin to OE & OHG buan to dwell, OE beon to be--more …
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BOURRIDE — [bour.ride] n [F, fr. Prov bourrido, alter. of boulido something boiled, fr. bouli to boil, fr. L bullire--more at boil] …
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BOURREE — [bour.ree] n [F] (1706) 1: a 17th century French dance usu. in quick duple time; also: a musical composition with …
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BOURGUIGNONNE — [bour.gui.gnonne] or bour.gui.gnon adj, often cap [F, fr. Bourgogne Burgundy, region in France] (ca. 1919): prepared or served in the …
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BOURGEON — [bour.geon] var of burgeon
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BOURGEOISIE — [bour.geoi.sie] n [F, fr. bourgeois] (1707) 1: middle class 2: a social order dominated by bourgeois
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BOURGEOISE — [bour.geoise] n [F, fem. of bourgeois] (1794): a woman of the middle class
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BOURGEOIS — [bour.geois] adj [MF, fr. OF borjois, fr. borc] (ca. 1565) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the townsman or …
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BOURBON — [bour.bon] n [Bourbon, seigniory in France] (1600) 1 cap: a member of a French family founded in 1272 to which …
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BELABOUR — [be.la.bour] chiefly Brit var of belabor
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ARBOUR — [ar.bour] chiefly Brit var of arbor
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