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Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.

Examples of Chordophone Instruments The musical bow is the most basic chordophone instrument. It consists of one or more strings stretched from one end of a wooden bow to the other.

: a weapon that is used to propel an arrow and that is made of a strip of flexible material (such as wood) with a cord connecting the two ends and holding the strip bent. hunting with bow and arrow.

to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform: bow to They bowed to the Queen. bow your head We bowed our heads in prayer.

berimbau, Brazilian musical bow, made of wood, that is used primarily to accompany the martial art known as capoeira.

The Musical bow, a wood rod fitted with a string and tapped with a stick, is one of the oldest instrument types. The sounds of the vegetal, metal or cord string may be enhanced by a gourd resonator held against the chest or resonated in the mouth.

The recurve bow is the modern equivalent of the traditional bows that have been made and used for thousands of years, both in the UK and around the world.

The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about 6 ft (1.8 m) long. While it is debated whether it originated in England or in Wales from the Welsh bow, by the 14th century the longbow was being used by both the English and the Welsh as a weapon of war and for hunting.

to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable.

Time to get out the bow and arrow emoji 🏹. Most literally, the bow and arrow emoji represents the sport of archery, so it's often used in the metaphor “on target.” It can indicate someone is experiencing those tingles and sparkles of love.

Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol.

The bow is played with uMqungu (a beater) made from a thin stalk of grass which is beaten against the string. In the Eastern Cape of South Africa, uHadi is known to be an instrument that is commonly played by married women. Men and children, however, do occasionally play the instrument.