I. ˈbau̇(ə)rē, -ri adjective
Etymology: bower (I) + -y
: like a bower : full of bowers
II.
variant of bower 3 I
III. noun
( -es )
Etymology: Dutch bouwerij, from bouwer farmer (from bouwen to till — from Middle Dutch bouwen, būwen — + -er — akin to Old English -ere -er) + -ij -y, from Middle Dutch -īe, from Old French -ie; akin to Old High German būan to dwell, cultivate
1. : a colonial Dutch plantation or farm (as in early New York or in So. Africa)
2.
[The Bowery, street in New York City]
: a city street or district notorious for cheap saloons and homeless derelicts