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• Bow shape — In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side. It is the product of the complex relationship of material stresses, designed by a bowyer. This shape, viewing the limbs, is designed to take into account the… …   Wikipedia

• Handle — Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bow (music) — This article is about the bow used to play a string instrument. For the musical instrument called bow , see musical bow. A cello bow In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits… …   Wikipedia

• bow — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a slip knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this. c a decoration (on clothing, or painted etc.) in the form of a bow. 2 a device for shooting arrows with a taut string joining the ends of a curved piece …   Useful english dictionary

• bow out — verb 1. remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved • Syn: ↑chicken out, ↑back off, ↑pull out, ↑back down • Hypernyms: ↑retire, ↑withdraw …   Useful english dictionary

• bow — bow1 [bəʊ] noun 1》 a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2》 a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3》 a partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for… …   English new terms dictionary

• bow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan to bend, Sanskrit bhujati he bends Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to cease from competition or resistance ; submit, yield < refusing to bow… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bow — Synonyms and related words: A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, S curve, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, accost, address, angle, arc, arch, bass, bass viol, beak, bend, bend back, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bow saw — noun Etymology: bow (III) : a saw that has a narrow blade held under tension by a light bow shaped frame and is used for pruning and sawing medium sized logs * * * /boh/ a saw having a narrow blade held at both ends by a bowed handle. [1670 80] * …   Useful english dictionary

• bow saw — /boh/ a saw having a narrow blade held at both ends by a bowed handle. [1670 80] * * * …   Universalium

• handle — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, act toward, administer, aim, air, alibi, analyze, apology, appellation, appellative, apply, be in, be responsible for, bed, bed down, behave toward, bestow, bilge, binomen, binomial name, blain, bleb, blind …   Moby Thesaurus