bowstringn.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊstrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ/

Etymology: < bow n.¹ + string n.

1. The string of a bow; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [noun] > bow > string

stringa900

bowstring1486

nerve1719

1486 Bk. St. Albans B vi Tho saame lewnes þou shalt fastyn slackely as a bowstryng vnocupyede.

1564 Act 8 Eliz. x. §4 An Armouror, Fletcher or maker of Bowstrings.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §993 Sound will be conveyed to the Eare, by striking upon a Bow-string, if the Horne of the Bow be held to the Eare.

1809 T. Campbell Gertrude of Wyoming iii. xiv The bow-string of my spirit was not slack.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles vi. xxii. 252 At once ten thousand bow-strings ring, Ten thousand arrows fly!

2. As used in Turkey for strangling offenders.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > garrotting > the garrotte

bowstring1603

garrotte1622

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 258 [He] commaunded the executioner presently to strangle him with a bow string.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 79 The Turks can now..discharge their ministers by other methods than the bow-string.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1865) II. 45 As if apprenticed to the work, He ties the bowstring round the Turk.

Compounds

C1.

bowstring-maker n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows > specific parts

arrowsmith1278

arrow-header?1518

bowstring-maker1530

arrowhead maker1545

plumier1887

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 200/2 Bowstryng maker faisevr de cordes a larc.

1724 London Gaz. No. 6249/6 William Boyworth..Bow-string-maker.

bowstring-girder n.

ΚΠ

1877 Times 7 June 10/1 The toll-bridge was what is technically known..as a wooden-trussed bowstring girder bridge.

C2.

bowstring bridge n. a bridge consisting of an arch and horizontal tie, to resist the horizontal thrust.

bowstring hemp n. plants of the genus Sanseviera, family Liliaceæ, found both in Africa and India, of the fibres of which bowstrings are made.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > sansevieria

sansevieria1804

ifé1859

bowstring hemp1866

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. at Sanseviera The Bowstring Hemps are stemless perennial plants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

bowstringv.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊstrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ/

Etymology: < bowstring n. The past tense and participle ought to be bowstringed , but bowstrung is also found, < string v.

1. transitive. To strangle with a bow-string.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by strangling

aworryc885

achokeOE

astrangle1297

strangle13..

worry14..

choke1303

weary1340

gnarec1380

athroatc1400

enstranglec1400

gagc1440

throttlec1450

estrangle1483

stifle1548

snarl1563

thrapple1570

quackle1622

bowstring1803

scrag1823

strangulate1846

mug1866

to screw a person's neck1872

garrotte1878

guzzle1885

to screw an animal's neck1888

1803 Edinb. Rev. 1 359 The vizier who commands a vanquished army..is generally bowstringed.

1840 E. A. Poe Wks. (1864) I. 132 It was high time for her to get up and be bow~strung.

1884 Graphic 23 Aug. 204/2 He took his bow and bowstrung him.

2. In surgical use.

ΚΠ

1907 Practitioner Nov. 633 A valve, or a vessel-leash, bow-stringing the ureter.

Derivatives

ˈbowstringer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer

archer1297

bowman1297

longbow1386

bowyerc1440

bow?c1510

fletcher1529

bender1590

bow-bearera1600

bow-bendera1697

sagittary1834

bowstringer1839

1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 426 The first settler was chief of the bow stringers who attended his [the Conqueror's] army.

ˈbowstrung adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [adjective] > strangling or strangled

strangledc1384

chokelewa1420

choked1499

worried1559

stifled1562

throttling1566

strangling1606

strangulative1648

throttled1677

frummagemed1699

bowstrung1821

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V cxlvii. 208 His lately bowstrung brother caused his rise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bowstring
释义	bowstringn. Brit. /ˈbəʊstrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ/ Etymology: < bow n.¹ + string n. 1. The string of a bow; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [noun] > bow > string stringa900 bowstring1486 nerve1719 1486 Bk. St. Albans B vi Tho saame lewnes þou shalt fastyn slackely as a bowstryng vnocupyede. 1564 Act 8 Eliz. x. §4 An Armouror, Fletcher or maker of Bowstrings. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §993 Sound will be conveyed to the Eare, by striking upon a Bow-string, if the Horne of the Bow be held to the Eare. 1809 T. Campbell Gertrude of Wyoming iii. xiv The bow-string of my spirit was not slack. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles vi. xxii. 252 At once ten thousand bow-strings ring, Ten thousand arrows fly! 2. As used in Turkey for strangling offenders. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > garrotting > the garrotte bowstring1603 garrotte1622 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 258 [He] commaunded the executioner presently to strangle him with a bow string. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 79 The Turks can now..discharge their ministers by other methods than the bow-string. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1865) II. 45 As if apprenticed to the work, He ties the bowstring round the Turk. Compounds C1. bowstring-maker n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows > specific parts arrowsmith1278 arrow-header?1518 bowstring-maker1530 arrowhead maker1545 plumier1887 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 200/2 Bowstryng maker faisevr de cordes a larc. 1724 London Gaz. No. 6249/6 William Boyworth..Bow-string-maker. bowstring-girder n. ΚΠ 1877 Times 7 June 10/1 The toll-bridge was what is technically known..as a wooden-trussed bowstring girder bridge. C2. bowstring bridge n. a bridge consisting of an arch and horizontal tie, to resist the horizontal thrust. bowstring hemp n. plants of the genus Sanseviera, family Liliaceæ, found both in Africa and India, of the fibres of which bowstrings are made. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > sansevieria sansevieria1804 ifé1859 bowstring hemp1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. at Sanseviera The Bowstring Hemps are stemless perennial plants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022). bowstringv. Brit. /ˈbəʊstrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ/ Etymology: < bowstring n. The past tense and participle ought to be bowstringed , but bowstrung is also found, < string v. 1. transitive. To strangle with a bow-string. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by strangling aworryc885 achokeOE astrangle1297 strangle13.. worry14.. choke1303 weary1340 gnarec1380 athroatc1400 enstranglec1400 gagc1440 throttlec1450 estrangle1483 stifle1548 snarl1563 thrapple1570 quackle1622 bowstring1803 scrag1823 strangulate1846 mug1866 to screw a person's neck1872 garrotte1878 guzzle1885 to screw an animal's neck1888 1803 Edinb. Rev. 1 359 The vizier who commands a vanquished army..is generally bowstringed. 1840 E. A. Poe Wks. (1864) I. 132 It was high time for her to get up and be bow~strung. 1884 Graphic 23 Aug. 204/2 He took his bow and bowstrung him. 2. In surgical use. ΚΠ 1907 Practitioner Nov. 633 A valve, or a vessel-leash, bow-stringing the ureter. Derivatives ˈbowstringer n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer archer1297 bowman1297 longbow1386 bowyerc1440 bow?c1510 fletcher1529 bender1590 bow-bearera1600 bow-bendera1697 sagittary1834 bowstringer1839 1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 426 The first settler was chief of the bow stringers who attended his [the Conqueror's] army. ˈbowstrung adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [adjective] > strangling or strangled strangledc1384 chokelewa1420 choked1499 worried1559 stifled1562 throttling1566 strangling1606 strangulative1648 throttled1677 frummagemed1699 bowstrung1821 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V cxlvii. 208 His lately bowstrung brother caused his rise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1486v.1803
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