down-bow

[ doun-boh ]

/ ˈdaʊnˌboʊ /

noun Music.

(in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol  (opposed to up-bow).

Origin of down-bow

First recorded in 1890–95; down¹ + bow²

Words nearby down-bow

down-and-dirty, down-and-out, down-at-the-heels, down-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst, down card, downcast, down cold, have, downcome

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Example sentences from the Web for down-bow

The staccato may be played with the down-bow, the wrist and arm movements being simply the reverse of those in the up-bow.
Chats to 'Cello Students|Arthur Broadley
His mark for a down-bow is the same figure reversed in position;—Mr. for mordente, &c.
The Violin|George Dubourg
Artists of the German school are more apt to begin a phrase with a down-bow; the French start playing a good deal at the point.
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens
And the violinist should never think: 'I must play this up-bow or down-bow.'
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens

British Dictionary definitions for down-bow

down-bow

/ (ˈdaʊnˌbəʊ) /

noun

a downward stroke of the bow from its nut to its tip across a stringed instrumentCompare up-bow

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单词	down-bow
释义	down-bow [ doun-boh ] / ˈdaʊnˌboʊ / noun Music. (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol  (opposed to up-bow). Origin of down-bow First recorded in 1890–95; down¹ + bow² Words nearby down-bow down-and-dirty, down-and-out, down-at-the-heels, down-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst, down card, downcast, down cold, have, downcome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for down-bow The staccato may be played with the down-bow, the wrist and arm movements being simply the reverse of those in the up-bow. Chats to 'Cello Students\|Arthur Broadley His mark for a down-bow is the same figure reversed in position;—Mr. for mordente, &c. The Violin\|George Dubourg Artists of the German school are more apt to begin a phrase with a down-bow; the French start playing a good deal at the point. Violin Mastery\|Frederick H. Martens And the violinist should never think: 'I must play this up-bow or down-bow.' Violin Mastery\|Frederick H. Martens British Dictionary definitions for down-bow down-bow / (ˈdaʊnˌbəʊ) / noun a downward stroke of the bow from its nut to its tip across a stringed instrumentCompare up-bow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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