• (n.) An arcograph. • (n.) A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint. • (n.) A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.Bow-compass: words in the...
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Bow'-com`pass noun ;
plural Bow-compasses 1. An arcograph.
2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
3. A pair of compasses, with a...
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any of several types of compasses having the legs joined by a bow-shaped piece.
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