"downbow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: downbows [plural]
Etymology: down + bow Etymology templates: {{compound|en|down|bow}} down + bow Head templates: {{en-noun}} downbow (plural downbows)
  1. (music) A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-downbow-en-noun-92BWeEJB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb [English]

Forms: downbows [present, singular, third-person], downbowing [participle, present], downbowed [participle, past], downbowed [past]
Etymology: down + bow Etymology templates: {{compound|en|down|bow}} down + bow Head templates: {{en-verb}} downbow (third-person singular simple present downbows, present participle downbowing, simple past and past participle downbowed)
  1. (geology) To curve or arc downwards. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-downbow-en-verb-7L~FEKpu Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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