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† bow-line2 Obs. [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. |