Bowing
['bəʊɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; 'the violinist's bowing was excellent'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow
(n.) The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
(n.) In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.
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Examples
- No other, ma'am,' replied Mr. Pickwick, bowing very low. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He pocketed the letter, and, bowing to Eustacia, went away. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- That mademoiselle has made good use of her time, and the result is charming, replied Laurie, bowing with his hand on his heart and an admiring look. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I do so propose, replied Isaac, bowing in all humility, if it please your reverend valour. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I am very happy to see Miss Jellyby's friend, he said, bowing low to me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I would not have spoken a single word to her for the world, and I only wish, as a gentleman, it had been possible to have avoided bowing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Her love made no answer; and after slightly bowing to the ladies, began complaining of the weather. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Lydgate was bowing his neck under the yoke like a creature who had talons, but who had Reason too, which often reduces us to meekness. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Casaubon, bowing, doubted not that Mrs. Casaubon would oblige him, and Dorothea said, at once, Where shall I put myself? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- So he altered these words, bowing to the superior knowledge of his little Missis. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But Dorothea never thought of studying her manners: she thought only of bowing to a sad necessity which divided her from Will. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He ascends the door-steps and is gliding into the dusky hall when he encounters, on the top step, a bowing and propitiatory little man. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He rose with a very courteous air, and, bowing to us, he passed out through a door at the farther end of the room, which he closed behind him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I beg pardon, ma'am, said Haley, bowing slightly, with a still lowering brow; but still I say, as I said before, this yer's a sing'lar report. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Bowing with the air of one accustomed to public praise, he stole to the cavern and ordered Hagar to come forth with a commanding, What ho, minion! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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