Bow: Difference between revisions

From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
 
(action)
Line 1: Line 1:
=== 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.


''See also:''
''See also:''
* [[Archery]]
* [[Archery]]
[[category:weapons]]
=== 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.

Revision as of 13:27, 9 August 2004

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.

See also:

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.