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String joining the two ends of a bow stave
A bowstring joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and
Bowstring
Species of flowering plant
mother-in-law's tongue (a name it shares with Dracaena hyacinthoides), and viper's bowstring hemp, among other names. Until 2017, it was known under the synonym Sansevieria
Dracaena_trifasciata
Ranged weapon system, sports equipment
contact the bowstring. To load an arrow for shooting (nocking an arrow), the archer places an arrow across the middle of the bow with the bowstring in the
Bow_and_arrow
Using a bow to shoot arrows
methods of making a bowstring exist, such as the 'endless loop' and 'Flemish twist'. Almost any fiber can be made into a bowstring. The author of Arab
Archery
Type of bridge
that is being flattened. Therefore, the design is also called a bowstring-arch or bowstring-girder bridge. The elimination of horizontal forces at the abutments
Tied-arch_bridge
Egyptian hieroglyph
the bowstring hieroglyph is used to define words of strength, hardness, durability, etc. The hieroglyphic language equivalent of the bowstring is "rwdj"
Bowstring_(hieroglyph)
Bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss
configuration. The bowstring truss bridge was patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. While similar in appearance to a tied-arch bridge, a bowstring truss has diagonal
Truss_bridge
Bridge in NY, U.S.
Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge over Normans Kill in Albany, New York, United States, is one of the bowstring truss bridges introduced
Whipple Cast and Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge
Whipple_Cast_and_Wrought_Iron_Bowstring_Truss_Bridge
Species of plant
continue to use its synonym Sansevieria hyacinthoides), called the African bowstring hemp, Somali hemp, Somali good luck plant, piles root, iguanatail, and
Dracaena_hyacinthoides
River in the United States
tributary of the Bowstring River. List of rivers of Minnesota U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle River (Bowstring River tributary)
Turtle River (Bowstring River tributary)
Turtle_River_(Bowstring_River_tributary)
Traditional institution of the Cheyenne nation
Warriors Society (Ho'néhenótâxeo'o) for the Bowstring Men. The Crazy Dog Society developed out of the Bowstring Men in the 19th century through a vision
Cheyenne_military_societies
River in the United States
The Bowstring River is a river of Minnesota, USA. List of rivers of Minnesota 47°43′45″N 94°03′06″W / 47.7291181°N 94.0516050°W / 47.7291181; -94.0516050
Bowstring_River
River in Manitoba
birds and it covers 654.07 km2 (252.54 sq mi) of habitat. The Concrete Bowstring Arch Bridge No. 734 is an abandoned concrete arch bridge over Plum Creek
Plum_Creek_(Manitoba)
1933 novel by John Dickson Carr
of medieval arms and armour housed at Bowstring Castle. When he is found strangled by one of his own bowstrings, it is up to alcoholic detective John
The_Bowstring_Murders
Shafted projectile that is shot with a bow
near the rear, and a slot at the rear end called a nock for engaging the bowstring. A container or bag carrying additional arrows for convenient reloading
Arrow
Protection for an archer's bow-arm
whipping from the bowstring or the fletching of the arrow while shooting, and also prevents the loose sleeve from catching the bowstring. They normally only
Bracer
State forest in Minnesota, United States
as the Bowstring State Forest in 1963. It is named after Bowstring Lake, located within the forest. List of Minnesota state forests Bowstring State Forest
Bowstring_State_Forest
United States historic place
The Caledonia Bowstring Bridge is a historic bridge in the village of Caledonia, Ohio, United States. Built in the 1870s but no longer in use, it has
Caledonia_Bowstring_Bridge
Ring to protect the thumb during archery
hooked around the bowstring just beneath the arrow and its grip reinforced with the first (sometimes second) finger. The bowstring rests against the inner
Thumb_ring
United States historic place
and Republic counties and has a wooden deck with a bowstring pony truss. It is a single-span Bowstring arch truss bridge which is 80 feet (24 m) long and
County_Line_Bowstring
Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pitt Bridge was the world's first computer-designed bowstring arch bridge and double-decked bowstring arch bridge. The bridge is known for its difficult
Fort_Pitt_Bridge
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Bowstring is an unincorporated community in Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located 15 miles north of Deer
Bowstring,_Minnesota
Archery device
using a trigger to release the bowstring, rather than the archer's fingers. It is used to make the release of the bowstring quicker and reducing the amount
Release_aid
Rigid structure that consists of two-force members only
their shape, bowstring trusses were first used for arched truss bridges, often confused with tied-arch bridges. Thousands of bowstring trusses were used
Truss
2026 film by Jang Hang-jun
the day of the execution, Heung-do mournfully strangles Nosan with a bowstring. Nosan's body is unceremoniously thrown into a river, and Mae-hwa jumps
The_King's_Warden
Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Fort Duquesne Bridge is a steel bowstring arch bridge that spans the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was colloquially referred to
Fort_Duquesne_Bridge
United States historic place
Bowstring Truss Bridge, also known as the Roaring Run Bowstring Truss Bridge and King Tubular Arch Truss Bridge, is a historic bowstring truss bridge located
Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia)
Bowstring_Truss_Bridge_(Ironto,_Virginia)
Township in Minnesota, United States
Bowstring Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2010 census. Bowstring Township took its name
Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota
Bowstring_Township,_Itasca_County,_Minnesota
Bridge in Kerala, India
is the longest tension steel bar concrete bowstring bridge in Asia. It is also the second longest bowstring bridge in Asia, after Chaotianmen Bridge in
Valiyazheekkal_Bridge
Bridge in Claverack, NY
Shaw Bridge, also known as Double-Span Whipple Bowstring Truss Bridge, is a historic bridge in Claverack, New York, United States. It carried Van Wyck
Shaw_Bridge
Bridge crossing the North Thames River in London, Ontario, Canada
could support. Any bowstring truss bridge that survives today is a miracle. Truss bridges are always intricate structures, but bowstring trusses are even
Blackfriars_Street_Bridge
Human neck muscle
When it contracts, it produces a slight wrinkling of the neck, and a "bowstring" effect on either side of the neck. First recorded in the period 1685–1695
Platysma_muscle
Indian novelist
Indian novelist who writes in English language. He is the author of 'A Bowstring Winter', 'Sons of Brahma', 'Luck'. Hazarika was born in Shillong, Meghalaya
Dhruba_Hazarika
Type of bridge
metallic arch Supported-deck metallic arch Truss metallic arch Lenticular Bowstring Strut-framed Cable-stayed Suspension Bridges Chain suspension Concrete
Steel_bridge
Bridge in Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio
known colloquially as the Big Mac Bridge), is a yellow twin span steel bowstring arch bridge crossing the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. It carries Interstate
Daniel_Carter_Beard_Bridge
Wrought Iron Bowstring Truss Bridge, Normans Kill Vicinity, Albany, Albany County, NY (Biography on page 3) Photo of an all-wood Whipple bowstring arch truss
Squire_Whipple
Type of bow for archery
the bowstring is released directly from the fingers. Drawing a compound bow with just the fingers increases the likelihood of torquing the bowstring, which
Compound_bow
Bridge in Braunstone Gate
The Braunstone Gate Bridge (also known as the Bowstring Bridge) was a former railway bridge carrying the Great Central Railway, and later a public footpath
Braunstone_Gate_Bridge
Type of bow shape in archery
come in a variety of different poundages Nocking point The place on the bowstring where the arrow nock is fitted Riser The rigid centre section of a bow
Recurve_bow
Topics referred to by the same term
attaching the bowstring Nock (arrow), in an arrow, the notch in the fletched (feathered) end of the arrow, for engaging the bowstring Henry Nock (1741–1804)
Nock
United States historic place
center composite bowstring truss of Pratt-system web. It was designed in 1877 by engineer Wendel Bollman (1814–1884). The center bowstring is actually a
Lombard_Street_Bridge
Execution method
officials and members of the ruling family. Unlike the Spanish version, a bowstring was used instead of a tightening collar. During the Peninsular War of
Garrote
Unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
Bowstring Lake is an unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2010 census. According to the United
Bowstring_Lake,_Minnesota
Painting by Caravaggio
that it was painted in Malta in 1608. The subject of a sleeping Cupid, bowstring broken and arrows cast aside, usually signifies the abandonment of worldly
Sleeping_Cupid_(Caravaggio)
draw weight of 170 pounds (77 kg) + or - 20lbs. It worked by drawing the bowstring back into a groove, from which it was dislodged by a wooden peg attached
Skåne_lockbow
Century-old bridge in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
western and eastern parts of the city across the Sabarmati River. This bowstring arch truss bridge was the first bridge in Ahmedabad, constructed in 1892
Ellis_Bridge
American singer-songwriter (1944–2019)
(Bowstring Records, 2001) Keep On Burning (Bowstring Records, 2002) Pledge of Allegiance (Bowstring Records, 2004) Ride the Restless Wind (Bowstring Records
Bob_Frank
Japanese comma-like swirl symbol
the left elbow or wrist of an archer either to prevent chafing from the bowstring (tsuru: 弦) twanging back to position on the release of an arrow, or to
Tomoe
Ancient ranged weapon
twisted around the bow arms, which in turn, were attached to the bowstring. Drawing the bowstring back with the winches twisted the already taut springs, storing
Ballista
Flexible structure made from fibers twisted together
up causing rips in that material before the thread itself gives way. A bowstring joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable
String
Cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore
Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture is a functional bowstring equatorial sundial created in 1980 measuring approximately 13 feet (4
Man_Enters_the_Cosmos
King of Joseon from 1452 to 1455
account. Yi writes that a court attendant "fastened a long cord to a bowstring and pulled it tight through a window behind the seated king", implying
Danjong_of_Joseon
Bow-like ranged weapon
downwards, which in turn frees up the nuts to pivot forward and release the bowstring. The nu (弩) [crossbow] is so called because it spreads abroad an aura
Crossbow
Bridge in Kennington, Oxfordshire
the six bowstrings for the three new spans. Each span is 83 feet (25 m) long and weighs 23 tons. The GWR transported each completed bowstring from Tipton
Kennington_Railway_Bridge
Metro station in Bangkok, Thailand
nine stations of phase 3 of MRT Blue Line. The railway line runs on a bowstring bridge above Fai Chai intersection, of which the station is named after
Fai_Chai_MRT_station
Method by which a bow and arrow is drawn back with the dominant hand
A bow draw in archery is the method or technique of pulling back the bowstring to store energy for the bow to shoot an arrow. The most common method[citation
Bow_draw
Solid form of plant resin
plate in order to create surfaces in gray tones. In archery, when a new bowstring is being made or waxed for maintenance purposes, rosin may be present
Rosin
Concrete bowstring arch bridge in Cambridge, Ontario
The Cambridge Main Street Bridge is a concrete bowstring arch bridge located in Cambridge, Ontario. It cost approximately $55,000 and was built by W.H
Cambridge_Main_Street_Bridge
Church of the Brethren and Cemetery (Douglas and Franklin), County Line Bowstring (Cloud and Republic), Elk River Archeological District (Elk and Montgomery)
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Kansas
Tradition of archery which became highly developed in the Ottoman Empire
later examples have so much ornamentation on the surface from which the bowstring slides that they could not be used to shoot with. Surviving examples are
Turkish_archery
Flat horse race in Britain
Hanoona Sienna Storm 2005 Hallhoo Elliots World Love Palace 2004 Bull Run Bowstring Mutafanen 2003 Franklins Gardens Gala Sunday Silver Gilt 2002 Swing Wing
Blue_Riband_Trial_Stakes
Ilkhanate ruler from 1291 to 1295
desperately begged for mercy. Despite his appeal, he was strangled by a bowstring so as to avoid bloodshed on 21 March 1295. However, some sources put this
Gaykhatu
Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
did not keep the promised meeting, then the other archers might cut his bowstring, that is, 'demolish him for an archer'. From this 'particular usage, the
Nick_Bottom
Pharaoh of Egypt from 1333 to 1324 BC
tips carved and painted to resemble bounded enemies position so that the bowstring is tied around the neck. Thus, whenever the bow was drawn, the enemy depiction
Tutankhamun
Japanese archery-based martial art
being struck by the bowstring during shooting. Because repeated usage tends to weaken the bowstring, it is not uncommon for a bowstring to break during shooting
Kyūdō
Genus of flowering plants
fiber of silk grass (Bromelia karata) as "equal in durability to our best bowstrings." Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk;
Bromelia
Hieroglyphs representing three consonants
Cloth on pole M29 U+131DB 𓇛 nḏm Carob seed-pod T12 U+13317 𓌗 rwḏ, rwd Bowstring Aa5 U+13411 𓐑 ḥip Part of a ship Variant with biliteral ḥp. S38 U+132FE
Egyptian_triliteral_signs
to simulate the physical strain of repeatedly drawing a bowstring in battle. Pulling a bowstring itself is demanding; under combat conditions, Iranian warriors
Kabadeh
Bridge in Pennsylvania, U.S.
referred to in different sources as "Bowstring", "Pennsylvania" or "Pratt". Pratt is the most common name. Bowstring may refer to the shape of the bridge
Coraopolis_Bridge
Chinese chordophone
大廣弦; pinyin: dàguǎngxián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-kóng-hiân; lit. 'great broad bowstring') is a Chinese bowed two-stringed musical instrument in the huqin family
Daguangxian
Plant grown for fiber
"manila" rope from leaves Piña, from pineapple leaves Sisal, an agave Bowstring hemp, a common house plant, also Sansevieria roxburghiana, Sansevieria
Fiber_crop
Census-designated place in Minnesota, US
community is called Chi-achaabaaning, meaning "by the Big Bowstring" due to its location along the Bowstring River. The village is located in the former Inger
Inger,_Minnesota
Chinese actor
Mother's Heart 母亲心 2011 Pretty Housewife 漂亮主妇 Hao Shuai 2012 Arrows on the Bowstring 箭在弦上 Zhao Hua 2014 Endless Love 高山青 Bao Yuntian Death Notify 暗黑者 Yin Jian
Jing_Chao
Sacred bow that dispels ghosts and evil spirits in Shinto rituals
Shinto rituals; in Japan, it is believed that merely the twanging of the bowstring will frighten ghosts and evil spirits away from a house. In Japanese poetry
Azusa_Yumi
1877 fire in Washington, D.C.
White Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge, surviving model of the 1877 fire.
1877_U.S._Patent_Office_fire
English-born American soldier and milliner who killed John Wilkes Booth (1832–1888)
Loan and Trust Brown Grand Camp Concordia Van De Mark House County Line Bowstring Glasco Downtown Historical Museum Miltonvale College Nazareth Convent
Boston_Corbett
Recreation area in Minnesota, United States
Battleground Bear Island Beltrami Island Big Fork Birch Lakes Blackduck Bowstring Buena Vista Burntside Centennial Chengwatana Cloquet Valley Crow Wing
La Salle Lake State Recreation Area
La_Salle_Lake_State_Recreation_Area
leaned over the governor's (Charles Bent) still living form and raked a bowstring over his scalp, pulling away his gray hair in a glistening sheath ...
Tomás_Romero_(revolutionary)
West African variety of one-stringed fiddles
horsehair string is suspended on a bridge. The goje is played with a bowstring. The goje is commonly used to accompany song, and is usually played as
Goje
List of different types of bridges
Viaduct 164.8 km (Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, China) Cavity wall viaduct Bowstring arch 420 m (Caiyuanba Bridge, China) Box girder bridge Cable-stayed bridge
List_of_bridge_types
Final Lord of Lesbos
have hastened Niccolò's death sentence. He was strangled to death with a bowstring in Constantinople. Babinger, Mehmed the Conqueror and his Time (Princeton:
Niccolò_Gattilusio
Bridge in Jablanica
Website www.muzej-jablanica.com/ba/en/ Characteristics Design Inverted bowstring truss 1888-1943; Deck truss 1943-1968 Material Iron, steel Pier construction
Bridge_on_the_Neretva
Bridge in Rajahmundry, India
The Godavari Arch Bridge is a bowstring-girder bridge that spans the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, India. It is the latest of the three bridges that
Godavari_Arch_Bridge
Native American narrative art
Cheyenne), c. 1881 Black Horse Ledger (Northern Cheyenne), c. 1878 Cheyenne Bowstring Warrior Society (Southern Cheyenne), pencil, colored pencil, c. 1850s
Ledger_art
United States historic place
the building opened as Bowstring Lofts. Its name comes from the arched steel roof support structures that are known as bowstring trusses, which are generally
International Harvester Truck Sales and Service Station
International_Harvester_Truck_Sales_and_Service_Station
Bridge in Prague
The Troja Bridge (2014) (Czech: Trojský most) is a bowstring arch bridge in Prague that crosses the Vltava river. It opened to traffic in October 2014
Troja_Bridge
/Boston, Massachusetts Outlines distinctive details in remaining Moseley bowstring truss bridges. Hares Hill Bridge [1] 59054 October 23, 1866 Thomas Moseley
Thomas_William_Moseley
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
cord ripped from the curtains since they were forbidden from using a bowstring. While the others drew the cord, one assassin climbed on her back and
Kösem_Sultan
Important character from the book of judges of the Hebrew Bible
telling her that he will lose his strength if he is bound with fresh bowstrings. She does so while he sleeps, but when he wakes up he snaps the strings
Samson
Musical bow of Wichi culture of Gran Chaco, Argentina
between his teeth and rubs that bowstring with the other. The musician's mouth acts as a resonator. Originally the bowstrings were made from peccary hair
Yelatáj_chos_woley
2016 animated film by Travis Knight
ineffective, Kubo removes it and restrings his instrument using his father's bowstring, a strand of his mother's hair, and a strand of his own hair. Playing
Kubo_and_the_Two_Strings
Mythological depictions of bees
the celestial worlds again. In addition, the Hindu love god Kamadeva's bowstring is made of sugarcane, covered in bees. In mythology found in Indian, ancient
Bees_in_mythology
Seljuk prince & warlord (died 1060)
Ibrahim Yinal's defeat, he was personally strangled by Tughril with his bowstring at Baghdad, though some sources say this was in the Seljuk throne city
Ibrahim_Inal
Form of Hindu god Shiva
for the single shot: Mount Meru formed the bow; the serpent Vasuki, the bowstring; Vishnu, the arrow; Agni (fire), the arrowhead; and Vayu (wind), the feather
Tripurantaka
Group of three cities in Hindu History
for the single shot: Mount Meru formed the bow; the serpent Vasuki, the bowstring; Vishnu, the arrow; Agni, the arrowhead; and Vayu, the feather fletchings
Tripura_(mythology)
Simple string musical instrument
Brazil. Problems playing this file? See media help. The musical bow (bowstring or string bow, a subset of bar zithers) is a string instrument used by
Musical_bow
List of definitions of terms and concepts related to archery
bowhunting (practice) – The practice of hunting game using archery. bowstring (equipment) – A fiber joining two ends of a bow for launching arrows.
Glossary_of_archery_terms
additional documentation See also HAER No. IA-90, "Structural Study of Iron Bowstring Bridges" for additional documentation See also HAER No. NE-2, "Nebraska
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
List_of_bridges_documented_by_the_Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_Iowa
Topics referred to by the same term
Australian freelance journalist and author Bennies Hill Road Bridge, steel bowstring arch bridge over Catoctin Creek near Middletown, Maryland, USA Hill (surname)
Benjamin_Hill
Parable used in early Buddhism
was wounded was a long bow or a crossbow... until I know whether the bowstring with which I was wounded was fiber, bamboo threads, sinew, hemp, or bark
Parable_of_the_Poisoned_Arrow
BOWSTRING
BOWSTRING
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit
Bowstring
Boy/Male
German
Bowstring
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Bowstring
Boy/Male
Hindu
Bowstring
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bowstring
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Bowstring
BOWSTRING
BOWSTRING
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Lord Krishna's Devotee
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Good Wishes
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Alexius, ELEK means "defender."
Boy/Male
Italian American
God has shown favor.' See also Jovan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Colgrave, which appears to be a topographic name from Middle English cole ‘coal’ + grave ‘pit’, ‘grave’ (Old English col + græf), or perhaps a habitational name from a lost place so named.Probably an Americanized form of German Kohlgrube (see Colegrove).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Young lady
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
A Lute; Instrument of Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Name of an Ancient Poet
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Brave.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a Skinner, from Old English scinn, Middle English shin ‘hide’, ‘pelt’. In Middle English this word was replaced by the Norse equivalent, skinn.
BOWSTRING
BOWSTRING
BOWSTRING
BOWSTRING
BOWSTRING
imp. & p. p.
of Bowstring
p.a.
Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bowstring
n.
A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
n.
The string of a bow.
p.a.
Furnished with bowstring.
v. t.
To strangle with a bowstring.
n.
A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
n.
A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber.
v. i.
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
n.
The drawing of a bowstring.