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Webster 1913 Edition


Bowstring

Bow′stringˊ

,
Noun.
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.

Bow′stringˊ

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bowstringed
or
Bowstrung
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bowstringing
.]
To strangle with a bowstring.

Definition 2024


bowstring

bowstring

English

Noun

bowstring (plural bowstrings)

  1. The string of an archer's bow.
  2. (historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

Derived terms

  • (string of an archer's bow): bowstring bridge, bowstring girder, bowstring hemp

Translations

Verb

bowstring (third-person singular simple present bowstrings, present participle bowstringing, simple past and past participle bowstrung or bowstringed)

  1. (transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.