bowbow2 /boʊ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1
a knot of cloth or string with a curved part on each side:
a girl with a red bow in her hair2a tool used for shooting arrows, made of a piece of wood held in a curve by a tight string3eng. lang. arts a long thin piece of wood with hair stretched tightly from one end to the other, used for playing an instrument such as a violin


