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• bow — bow; bow·darc; bow·den; bow·dich·ia; bow·ditch; bow·dock; bow·el·less; bow·en·ite; bow·en s; bow·er barff; bow·er·ly; bow·et; bow·grace; bow·ing·ly; bow·kail; bow·legged; bow·less; bow·line; bow·man s; bow·ser; bow·sprit; bow·stave; bow·ster;… …   English syllables

• steel — en·steel; rake·steel; re·steel; semi·steel; steel; steel·bow; steel·ie; steel·i·fi·ca·tion; steel·i·fy; steel·i·ness; steel·less; steel·man; steel·yard; un·steel; …   English syllables

• bow compass — [bō] n. a pair of drawing compasses with legs joined by a flexible steel band, the angle between being adjusted by a screw …   English World dictionary

• 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 (weapon) — A bow is a weapon that projects arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. As the bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to… …   Wikipedia

• Bow —    The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6) and the Lydians… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Steel —    The bow of steel in (A.V.) 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34 is in the Revised Version bow of brass (Heb. kesheth nehushah). In Jer. 15:12 the same word is used, and is also rendered in the Revised Version brass. But more correctly it is… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Bow pen — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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