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   bow

   /bəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons: "a girl with long hair tied back in a bow" Similar loopknotlaceribbon
   • ▪ a decorative ribbon tied in a bow. Similar loopknotlaceribbon
   • 2. a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string. Similar longbowcrossbowrecurve
   • 3. a long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.
   • ▪ a single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.
   • 4. a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p).
   • 5. a metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.
   • ▪ a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses. North American

   verb

   • 1. play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow: "the techniques by which the pieces were bowed"

   Word Origin Old Englishboga ‘bend, bow, arch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boog and German Bogen, also to bow2.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • W

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