English English Dictionary

Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.

An arcograph.

An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.

To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue.

To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.

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.

Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.

An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.

The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.

The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand.

A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.

A net for catching birds.

The oar used by the bowman.

One who rows at the bow of a boat.