down-bow

or down·bow (doun′bō′)n. A stroke made by drawing a bow from handle to tip across the strings of a violin or other bowed instrument.

down-bow

(ˈdaʊnˌbəʊ) n (Instruments) a downward stroke of the bow from its nut to its tip across a stringed instrument. Compare up-bow

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n. (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings. Compare up-bow. [1890–95]

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Noun

down-bow - a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bowbow - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

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noun a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow

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