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51bow — [baʊ] verb I 1) [I] to bend your body forwards from the waist in order to show respect for someone 2) [I/T] to bend your head forwards so that you are looking down • bow out bow to sth/sb II noun [C] bow [baʊ] 1) a forward movement of the top… …
52bow — See header bow hinge bow hood bow main bow spring bow …
53bow — There are three distinct words bow in English, although two of them, ‘arrow shooter’ [OE] and ‘bend the body’ [OE], are ultimately related. Bow for arrows comes from Old English boga, which also meant more generally ‘arch’; its source was… …
54Bow — Recorded in the spellings of Bow, Bowe, and Bough, this is usually a surname of English origins. There are at least three possible sources. The first is that it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, a vital trade in… …
55Bow — (as used in expressions) Bow, Clara Bow, porcelana de Medicine Bow, cordillera de …
56bow — 1 verb 1 (I) to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important (+ before/to etc): He bowed before the king. 2 (I, T) to bend your body over something, especially in order to see it more closely (+ over):… …
57bow — 1. Obeisance. Kūlou, kūnou, kū ou, kimo po o; ♦ bow low, lae honua; ♦ reverential bow, kūlou ha aha a; kūmalolo (rare). 2. Forward part of vessel. Ihu, ihu wa a. 3. Weapon. Pana, pana iole, kīko o, kakaka, ke a. ♦ To shoot with bow …
58bow — 1. noun /bəʊ,boʊ/ a) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. He bowed politely as he entered the room. b) A curved bend in a rod or planar …
59bow — Any device bent in a simple curve or semicircle and possessing flexibility. [A.S. boga] Cupid s b. the contour of the superior margin of the upper lip. Logan b. heavy stainless steel wire bent in an arc and taped to both cheeks to protect a… …
60bow — I 1. verb 1) the officers bowed Syn: nod, bend, stoop, bob, curtsy, kneel, genuflect 2) the mast quivered and bowed Syn: bend, buckle, curve, flex …
