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De - Pt| English Dictionary: bowstring | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for bowstring | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bowstring \Bow"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}[or] {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
