"down bow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: down bows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} down bow (plural down bows)
  1. (music) movement from the frog to the tip on the bow of a stringed instrument Categories (topical): Music Translations (Translations): tiré [masculine] (French), Abstrich [masculine] (German), boghtharraingt [feminine] (Irish), arcata in giù (Italian)

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Alternative forms

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