Bowstring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.
     1. The string of a bow.
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     2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bowstring \Bow"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or
     {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.]
     To strangle with a bowstring.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bowstring
       n : the string of an archer's bow