Definition of Bowstring

1. Noun. The string of an archer's bow.

Group relationships: Bow
Generic synonyms: Cord

Definition of Bowstring

1. n. The string of a bow.

2. v. t. To strangle with a bowstring.

Definition of Bowstring

1. Noun. the string of an archer's bow ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) to strangle with a bowstring ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bowstring

1. [v -STRINGED, -STRUNG, -STRINGING, -STRINGS]

Medical Definition of Bowstring

1. 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, the tenacious fibre of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowstring

bowses
bowshock
bowshocks
bowshot
bowshots
bowsing
bowsman
bowsmen
bowsprit
bowsprits
bowspritted
bowssen
bowssened
bowssening
bowssens
bowstring (current term)
bowstring hemp
bowstringed
bowstringing
bowstrings
bowstrung
bowtel
bowtels
bowtie
bowtied
bowties
bowwow
bowwowed
bowwowing
bowwows

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