Plural of bowpot; multiple decorative pots or vases.
From 'bowpot' + '-s' (regular plural marker). The plural form reflects the practice of wealthy households displaying multiple bowpots.
A wealthy 18th-century parlor might have had several bowpots arranged on mantelpieces, each filled seasonally with different flowers—coordinating these displays was considered an important domestic art!
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