About The Word Bowstring
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Bowstring
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What's The Definition Of Bowstring?
[n] the string of an archer's bow
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bowstring: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bowstring: Bowstring In Webster's Dictionary \Bow"string`\, n.
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 its two ends.
{Bowstring hemp} (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the
{Sanseviera Zeylanica}, growing in India and Africa, from
which bowstrings are made. --Balfour.
\Bow"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. |
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