Definition of Bowstrings. Meaning of Bowstrings. Synonyms of Bowstrings

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Definition of Bowstrings

Bowstring
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.
Bowstring
Bowstring Bow"string`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowstringedor Bowstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.] To strangle with a bowstring.

Meaning of Bowstrings from wikipedia

- slows the arrow about as much as 3.5 grams (0.12 oz) at the ends. Most bowstrings may be described as either simple, reverse-twisted, or looped. Simple...
- Bowstring is an unincorporated community in Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located 15 miles north of Deer...
- is also known as the "viper's bowstring hemp", because it is one of the sources for plant fibers used to make bowstrings. Like other members of its genus...
- warfare or hunting. Bowstrings may have a nocking point marked on them, which serves to mark where the arrow is ****ed to the bowstring before shooting....
- Bowstring Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The po****tion was 230 at the 2010 census. Bowstring Township took its name...
- The ancient Egyptian Bowstring hieroglyph is an Egyptian language hieroglyph ****ociated with the bow, and its use as a hieroglyph for the Archer hieroglyph...
- Bowstring Lake is an unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The po****tion was 1,166 at the 2010 census. According to the United...
- instructs his fellow actor to be at the next rehearsal, saying: "Hold or cut bowstrings." The debate is centred on whether this phrase arose from military or...
- bridges in the US started being built on a large scale in the 1870s. Bowstring truss bridges were a common truss design during this time, with their...
- that is being flattened. Therefore, the design is also called a bowstring-arch or bowstring-girder bridge. The elimination of horizontal forces at the abutments...