verb
- present participle of embow; to enclose or shelter within a bower or leafy shelter
Usage: literary; often used in poetic or descriptive contexts
adjective
- that encloses or shelters like a bower; providing a leafy or shaded enclosure
Usage: literary; descriptive use
Examples
- The embowering vines created a cool, shaded retreat in the garden.
- Ancient trees were embowering the old stone path.
- She sat beneath the embowering branches of the willow tree.
- The embowering foliage protected them from the afternoon sun.
- Roses and ivy were embowering the cottage entrance.
- The embowering canopy of leaves filtered the sunlight into a soft glow.