Down-bow

2 definitions found

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

  down-bow \down-bow\ n. (Music)
     a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow, in
     bowing a stringed instrument. Contrasted with {up-bow}, when
     the bow is moved in the opposite direction.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  down-bow
       n : a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow