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• Bow drill — The bow drill is an ancient tool. While it was usually used to make fire, it was also used for primitive woodworking and dentistry. It consists of a bearing block or handhold , a spindle or drill , a hearth or fireboard , and a simple bow .… …   Wikipedia

• Simple Gifts — is an 1848 Shaker song by Elder Joseph Brackett.It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Though often classified as an anonymous Shaker hymn or as a work song, it is better classified as a dance song.The composerElder Joseph Brackett was born …   Wikipedia

• Bow shape — In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side. It is the product of the complex relationship of material stresses, designed by a bowyer. This shape, viewing the limbs, is designed to take into account the… …   Wikipedia

• Bow string — A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; one gram of extra… …   Wikipedia

• Bow collector — A bow collector is one of the three main devices used on tramcars to transfer electric current from the wires above to the tram below. While once very common in continental Europe, it has now been largely replaced by the pantograph. OriginsWhen… …   Wikipedia

• Bow draw — Main methods of drawing bows. A bow draw is the method used to draw a bow. Currently, the most common method is the Mediterranean draw, long the usual method in European archery. Other methods include the pinch draw and the Mongolian draw.… …   Wikipedia

• bow — 01. The dancer gracefully [bowed] and left the stage. 02. Protocol requires all visitors to [bow] before the Emperor. 03. In Korea, when greeting someone, the senior person offers to shake hands first, but the junior person [bows] first. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• bow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan to bend, Sanskrit bhujati he bends Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to cease from competition or resistance ; submit, yield < refusing to bow… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bow — Any device bent in a simple curve or semicircle and possessing flexibility. [A.S. boga] Cupid s b. the contour of the superior margin of the upper lip. Logan b. heavy stainless steel wire bent in an arc and taped to both cheeks to protect a… …   Medical dictionary

• Clara Bow — in Rough House Rosie (1927) Born Clara Gordon Bow July 29, 1905(1905 07 29) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died …   Wikipedia

• Composite bow — Reconstruction of a Ming dynasty Kaiyuan bow by Chinese bowyer Gao Xiang. This is a horn, bamboo, sinew composite …   Wikipedia