Bowstring

Definition of Bowstring

Bow´string`

n.

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
(Bot.) the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. - Balfour.

v. t.

1.

To strangle with a bowstring.

[imp. & p. p. Bowstringed ( ) or Bowstrung ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.]

Related Words

bow, cord

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