† bow-line2Obs. [f. bow n.1 + line.] An arc of a circle. 1551Recorde Pathw. Knowl. i. xxii, Draw a cord or stryngline crosse the circle, then deuide into .ij. equall partes, both that corde, and also the bowe line, or arche line, that serueth to that corde.Ibid. i. xi, A bowline.