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Bow (violin)
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bow — bow1 [bau] v 1.) to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an ↑audience ▪ She bowed and left the stage. ▪ Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully. ▪ The servant bowed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bow — bow1 [bou] vi. [ME bouen < OE bugan, to bend < IE base * bheugh , to bend > Ger biegen; the BOW1 n. is 17th c.] 1. Dial. to bend or stoop 2. to bend down one s head or bend one s body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc. 3.… … English World dictionary
bow´er|like´ — bow|er1 «BOW uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a shelter of leafy branches. 2. an arbor. 3. a dwelling, especially a rustic abode. 4. Archaic. a bedroom. –v.t. to embower; enclose. ╂[Old English būr dwelling] –bow´er|like´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
bow|er — bow|er1 «BOW uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a shelter of leafy branches. 2. an arbor. 3. a dwelling, especially a rustic abode. 4. Archaic. a bedroom. –v.t. to embower; enclose. ╂[Old English būr dwelling] –bow´er|like´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
bow|ing — «BOH ihng», noun. 1. the direction of the strokes of the bow in playing the violin, or some other stringed instruments, on music scores commonly marked for downward and upward strokes. 2. the technique of using the bow to produce various effects … Useful english dictionary
Violin — Vi o*lin , n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See {Viol}.] (Mus.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle. [1913 Webster] Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bow hand — [bō] n. the hand that holds the bow in archery or in playing a violin, cello, etc … English World dictionary
violin — ► NOUN ▪ a stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, having four strings and a body narrowed at the middle, played with a bow. DERIVATIVES violinist noun. ORIGIN Italian violino small viola … English terms dictionary
violin — [vī΄ə lin′] adj. designating the modern family of stringed instruments played with a bow, characterized by four strings tuned in fifths, a lack of frets, a somewhat rounded back, and f shaped sound holes n. [It violino, dim. of viola,VIOLA1] the… … English World dictionary
Violin — Infobox Instrument name=Violin names=Fiddle, de: Violine or Geige, fr: Violon, it: Violino classification=String instrument (bowed) range= related= *Violin family (viola, cello) *Viol family (includes double bass) musicians= *List of violinists… … Wikipedia
Bow (music) — This article is about the bow used to play a string instrument. For the musical instrument called bow , see musical bow. A cello bow In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits… … Wikipedia
