What is the meaning of BOWS. Phrases containing BOWS
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p.a.
Furnished with bowstring.
prep.
Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
v. i.
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
n.
One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
imp. & p. p.
of Bowstring
n.
One of the side bars of a pair of spectacles, jointed to the bows, and passing one on either side of the head to hold the spectacles in place.
n.
A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
n.
A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber.
n.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
v. i.
To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
v. t.
To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
p.a.
Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.
v. t.
To strangle with a bowstring.
a.
Made of yew; as, yewen bows.
n.
Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.
n.
A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow.
n.
Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bowstring
n.
The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving.
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