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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Mus.)

The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.

Bowing

constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc.

J. W. Moore.

In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.

ppr.

Bending; stooping; making a bow.

bowing

bowing ‎(countable and uncountable, plural bowings)

The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
The courtier had practiced his bowing.
A bending.
The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.
A technique for bowing a musical instrument, such as a violin.