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Bow
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Bow
[ship] The bow (aʊ) is a nautical term that refers to the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is most forward when the vessel is underway. Both of the adjectives fore and forward mean towards the bow. The other end of the boat is called the stern. ==Function== The bow...
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bow
[n] - something curved in shape 2. [n] - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame 3. [n] - an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience 4. [n] - a decorative inter...
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Bow
The loop for attachment to a chain, mounted on the pendant of a watch case. Â The bow is often an approximate guide to the date of the watch; Â various ornamental shapes were used from about 1680 to 1820, after which a plain circular bow was generally adopted.
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Bow
The front section of a ship or boat.
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Bow
A projectile weapon used to shoot arrows. There are numerous bow designs, the three most common being; Long bow, Recurve and Compound. Basically a long thin strip of wood or other material with a string between each end.
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Bow
(Rhymes with cow.) The forward part of a boat.
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Bow
The front end of a boat.
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Bow
the front of the boat
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Bow
A curve, bend, warping or other deviation from flatness in glass or wood.
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Bow
With CHELSEA, one of the first soft-paste porcelain producers in Britain. It was the largest of the 18thC English porcelain factories, and made a broader range of products for a wider market than Chelsea. Bow was founded in the East end of London by Irish painter Thomas Frye in 1744. Soft-paste proc...
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Bow
Bow (bou) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bowed ; present participle & verbal noun Bowing .] [ Middle English bowen , bogen , bugen , Anglo-Saxon b&...
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Bow
Bow (bou) intransitive verb 1. To bend; to curve. [ Obsolete] 2. To stop. [ Archaic] « They stoop, they bow down together. Is. xlvi. 2... » 3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence o...
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Bow
Bow (bou) noun An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
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Bow
Bow (bō) noun [ Middle English bowe , boge , Anglo-Saxon boga , from Anglo-Saxon būgan to bend; akin to Dutch boog , German bogen , Icelandic bogi . See Bow , ...
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Bow
Bow (bō) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bowed ; present participle & verbal noun Bowing .] To play (music) with a bow. -- intransitive verb ...
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Bow
Bow (bō) noun [ Icelandic bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship. See Bough .] 1. (Nautical) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow. 2. (Nautical) One who rows in the forward par...
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bow
1. To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved. 'We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness.' (Milton) 'The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny.' (Prescott) ... 2. To exercise powerful or controlli...
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bow
curtain call noun an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
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bow
noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
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bow
noun something curved in shape
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bow
bow down verb bend one`s knee or body, or lower one`s head; `He bowed before the King`; `She bowed her head in shame`
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bow
verb play on a string instrument
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bow
verb bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; `He bowed before the King`
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bow
prow noun front part of a vessel or aircraft; `he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line`
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bow
obeisance noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
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