bowstring en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈbəʊ.stɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From bow + string.
Meanings
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The string of an archer's bow.
For an instant he glanced along the polished shaft, drawing the bowstring far back, that the arrow might pierce through the heart for which it was aimed.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 191:
- (historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bowstrings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bowstring girder (string of an archer's bow) · bowstring hemp (string of an archer's bow) · bowstring knot (string of an archer's bow) · viper's bowstring hemp (string of an archer's bow) · bowstring bridge (string of an archer's bow)
Translations (85)
de Bogensehne (string of an archer's bow) · kmr jih (string of an archer's bow) · pdt Boageseid (string of an archer's bow) · ml വിൽഞാൺ (string of an archer's bow) · am የቀስት ክር (string of an archer's bow) · cv хирлӳ (string of an archer's bow) · tr kiriş (string of an archer's bow) · it corda (string of an archer's bow) · fa-cls زِه (string of an archer's bow) · tr yay kiriş (string of an archer's bow) · pl cięciwa (string of an archer's bow) · khb ᦉᦻᦂᦳᧂ (string of an archer's bow) · vi dây cung (string of an archer's bow) · ja 弦 (string of an archer's bow) · tg зеҳ (string of an archer's bow) · az kiriş (string of an archer's bow) · ang bogan strenġ (string of an archer's bow) · yue 弦 (string of an archer's bow) · tyv кириш (string of an archer's bow) · pac tarxáng (string of an archer's bow) · km ចាប (string of an archer's bow) · grc νευρά (string of an archer's bow) · ml ഞാൺ (string of an archer's bow) · uk тятива́ (string of an archer's bow) · hi ज्या (string of an archer's bow) · unm tënikàn (string of an archer's bow) · pt corda de arco (string of an archer's bow) · nl boogstreng (string of an archer's bow) · lt templė (string of an archer's bow) · ka ლამბი (string of an archer's bow) · ca corda (string of an archer's bow) · nl boogpees (string of an archer's bow) · pal 𐭦𐭩𐭧 (string of an archer's bow) · ar وَتَر (string of an archer's bow) · ko 궁현 (string of an archer's bow) · ky жаанын жиби (string of an archer's bow) · cu тѧтива (string of an archer's bow) · tt кереш (string of an archer's bow) · cs tětiva (string of an archer's bow) · kk адырна (string of an archer's bow) · sh тѐтива (string of an archer's bow) · yue 弓弦 (string of an archer's bow) · km បន្លោះ (string of an archer's bow) · bg тетива́ (string of an archer's bow) · is bogastrengur (string of an archer's bow) · sv bågsträng (string of an archer's bow) · es cuerda (string of an archer's bow) · unm hatapiatàkw (string of an archer's bow) · cmn 弓弦 (string of an archer's bow) · chl 'alxawill (string of an archer's bow) · sk tetiva (string of an archer's bow) · unm hakisapi (string of an archer's bow) · ka ლარი (string of an archer's bow) · aht tsʼitlʼuuł (string of an archer's bow) · ro coardă (string of an archer's bow) · mk тетива (string of an archer's bow) · ckb ژێ (string of an archer's bow) · hu íjhúr (string of an archer's bow) · uz kamalak ipi (string of an archer's bow) · alt кириш (string of an archer's bow) · ja 弓弦 (string of an archer's bow) · te అల్లె (string of an archer's bow) · cmn 弦 (string of an archer's bow) · txb wäntalyi (string of an archer's bow) · hi प्रत्यंचा (string of an archer's bow) · ko 활줄 (string of an archer's bow) · be цеціва́ (string of an archer's bow) · tk kiriş (string of an archer's bow) · ko 활시위 (string of an archer's bow) · dng гунщян (string of an archer's bow) · my လေးကြိုး (string of an archer's bow) · fi jänne (string of an archer's bow) · fr corde (string of an archer's bow) · et vibunöör (string of an archer's bow) · nb buestreng (string of an archer's bow) · da buestreng (string of an archer's bow) · mn хөвч (string of an archer's bow) · rgn cörda (string of an archer's bow) · sl tetiva (string of an archer's bow) · fa-ira زِه (string of an archer's bow) · mr प्रत्यंचा (string of an archer's bow) · ru тетива́ (string of an archer's bow) · mn ᠬᠥᠪᠴᠢ (string of an archer's bow) · hy աղեղնալար (string of an archer's bow) · sh tètiva (string of an archer's bow)