DOWNBOW

Etymology

Noun

downbow (plural downbows)

(music) A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.

Verb

downbow (third-person singular simple present downbows, present participle downbowing, simple past and past participle downbowed)

(geology) To curve or arc downwards.

Anagrams

• bow down

Source: Wiktionary



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