Look up: bowstring

1. bowstring
   [n] - the string of an archer`s bow
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2. Bowstring
   Bow'string` noun 1. The string of a bow. 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. Bowstring bridge , a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming...
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3. Bowstring
   Bow'string` transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bowstringed or Bowstrung ; present participle & verbal noun Bowstringing .] To strangle with a bowstring.
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4. bowstring
   1. The string of a bow. ... 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch. Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting it...
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5. bowstring
   noun the string of an archer`s bow
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6. Bowstring
   • (n.) The string of a bow. • (v. t.) To strangle with a bowstring. • (n.) A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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7. bowstring
   (from the article `bow and arrow`) The string, too, may be made of a variety of materials, the requisite being toughness. Bowstrings have exhibited an enormous range of variation in ...
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8. Bowstring
   (hieroglyph) The ancient Egyptian `Bowstring hieroglyph` is an Egyptian language hieroglyph associated with the bow, and its use as a hieroglyph for the Archer hieroglyph, a symbol for `army`. Because of the strength required to "string a bow", with a bow string, the b...
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