Definition of bow

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Bow (v. t.) To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension..

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Triceps :: Triceps (n.) A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow..
Washdish :: Washdish (n.) A washbowl.
Clematis :: Clematis (n.) A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in the fruit; -- called also virgin's bower..
Bowstringing :: Bowstringing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bowstrin.
Letterwood :: Letterwood (n.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Conge :: Conge (n.) To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy.
Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare..
Bow Hand :: Bow hand () The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand..
Latch :: Latch (n.) A crossbow.
Lugger :: Lugger (n.) A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix..
Bowling :: Bowling (n.) The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins..
High-embowed :: High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches.
Violin :: Violin (n.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle..
Bowery :: Bowery (n.) A farm or plantation with its buildings.
Dimble :: Dimble (n.) A bower; a dingle.
Unboweling :: Unboweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unbowe.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Work :: Work (n.) To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic..
Arbalist :: Arbalist (n.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc..
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