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=== Bow (weapon) ===
===Bow (weapon) ==
A [[weapon]] consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, especially [[wood]], strung taut from end to end and used to launch [[arrow]]s.
A [[weapon]] consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, especially [[wood]], strung taut from end to end and used to launch [[arrow]]s.


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* [[Archery]]
* [[Archery]]
* [[Longbow]]
* [[Longbow]]
* [[Crossbow]]
[[category:weapons]]
[[category:weapons]]
=== Bow (action) ===
== Bow (action) ==
The act of nodding, [[curtesy]]ing or bending at the waist towards someone as an act of respect. In [[medieval]] [[dance]]s, the [[reverence]] is used as a type of bowing during, before and after each dance.
The act of nodding, [[curtesy]]ing or bending at the waist towards someone as an act of respect. In [[medieval]] [[dance]]s, the [[reverence]] is used as a type of bowing during, before and after each dance.

Revision as of 18:28, 7 March 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.