Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bent like a bow; embowed. In heraldry also termed flected or reflected.
- Having a convex or bulging form: as, a bowed shield.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective bent over; -- used of back or head.
- adjective (Music) sounded by stroking with a bow; -- of a stringed musical instrument. Contrasted with
plucked . - adjective resembling an arch.
- adjective same as
bow-legged . - adjective submitting to the authority of another.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
bow . - adjective Having a
bow , e.g. a bowedinstrument is played with a bow
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing an excessively deferential manner
- adjective of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
- adjective have legs that curve outward at the knees
- adjective forming or resembling an arch
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Examples
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Down the line galloped Mr. Grundy again, stopped, bowed, "swung with the left," and _bowed again_.
The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 Various 1888
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Instead of celebrating another home victory, Alex Ovechkin bowed his head and sat silently on a table outside the Tampa Bay Lightning dressing room.
USATODAY.com 2008
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It won't be lost on Pennsylvanians that he kept to his schedule and McCain bowed out. kathy
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Then Nur al-Din bowed his head, and made these couplets,
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The ronin bowed to his fellow barista and thanked him for the exquisite coffee.
365 tomorrows » 2005 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2005
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The ronin bowed to his fellow barista and thanked him for the exquisite coffee.
365 tomorrows » The Bitter Kiss Of The Ronin’s Cup : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2005
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In the fields stalks of grain bowed their heavy heads toward the earth.
The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, the Shoe King's Son 1947
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The captain bowed low before the King, and mounting upon his horse, he rode off to the Danish camp with this strange message.
An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920
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He stopped for a moment, coughed, got up, bade Anna give his respectful compliments to M. Braun, made a joke in Latin, bowed, and took his leave.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End Romain Rolland 1905
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Then the Captain bowed and passed in, and the old man followed him.
reesetee commented on the word bowed
In book collecting, a condition of the covers or boards of a hardcover book when they've turned inward toward the leaves or outward away from the leaves. It is usually the result of a rapid change in the level of moisture in the air and is caused by different rates of expansion or contraction of the pastedown and the outer material covering the board.
February 25, 2008