01 n. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
-
1.
The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.(Mus.)“Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc.” — J. W. Moore.
-
2.
In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.