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Bowing
Pronunciation : Bow"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments. Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc. J. W. Moore.
2. In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.
(Mus.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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