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''See also:''
''See also:''
* [[Archery]]
* [[Archery]]
* [[Longbow]]
[[category:weapons]]
[[category:weapons]]
=== Bow (action) ===
=== Bow (action) ===

Revision as of 03:59, 23 January 2006

Bow (weapon)

A weapon consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, especially wood, strung taut from end to end and used to launch arrows.

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Bow (action)

The act of nodding, curtesying or bending at the waist towards someone as an act of respect. In medieval dances, the reverence is used as a type of bowing during, before and after each dance.