Definition of bow

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Bow (v. t.) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline..

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Heel :: Heel (n.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc..
Incurvation :: Incurvation (n.) The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence..
Bumkin :: Bumkin (n.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen..
Parhelion :: Parhelion (n.) A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene..
Bowls :: Bowls (n. pl.) See Bowl, a ball, a game..
Bracer :: Bracer (n.) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart..
Witherband :: Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow..
Unboweled :: Unboweled (imp. & p. p.) of Unbowe.
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow..
Unbowed :: Unbowed (a.) Not bent or arched; not bowed down.
Crateriform :: Crateriform (a.) Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.
Embowelling :: Embowelling () of Embowe.
Embowel :: Embowel (v. t.) To imbed; to hide in the inward parts; to bury.
Bowstrung :: Bowstrung () of Bowstrin.
Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line..
Rainbowed :: Rainbowed (a.) Formed with or like a rainbow.
Deadwood :: Deadwood (n.) A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.
Water Gall :: Water gall () A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow..
Inflect :: Inflect (v. t.) To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to curve; to bow..
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