Part 1322

<h1>Bowgrace</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow"grace`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice.</def>

<h1>Bow hand</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow" hand`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Archery)</fld> <def>The hand that holds the bow, <it>i. e.</it>, the left hand.</def>

<blockquote>Surely he shoots wide on the <b>bow hand</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The hand that draws the bow, <it>i. e.</it>, the right hand.</def>

<h1>Bowhead</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow"head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (<spn>Bal\'91na mysticetus</spn>). See <er>Baleen</er>, and <er>Whale</er>.</def>

<h1>Bowie knife</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow"ie knife`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James <ets>Bowie</ets>. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife.</def>

<h1>Bowing</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.</def>

<blockquote><b>Bowing</b> constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc. <i>J. W. Moore.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.</def>

<h1>Bowingly</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow"ing*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a bending manner.</def>

<h1>Bowknot</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bow"knot`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow, so as to be readily untied.</def>

<h1>Bowl</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bowl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bolle</ets>, AS. <ets>bolla</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>bolli</ets>, Dan. <ets>bolle</ets>, G. <ets>bolle</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>boil</ets> a tumor. Cf. <er>Boll</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemisherical), to hold liquids, etc.</def>

<blockquote>Brought them food in <b>bowls</b> of basswood. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convival drinking.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The bollow part of a thing; <as>as, the <ex>bowl</ex> of a spoon</as>.</def>

<h1>Bowl</h1> <Xpage=172>

<hw>Bowl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>boule</ets>, fr. L. <ets>bulla</ets> bubble, stud. Cf. <er>Bull</er> an edict, <er>Bill</er> a writing.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled.</def>