bows
31Bowing — (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Oriental cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many countries and… …
32Archery — competition in West Germany in the early 1980s …
33Compound bow — A Browning Compound Bow A compound bow is a modern bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes… …
34Bow (music) — This article is about the bow used to play a string instrument. For the musical instrument called bow , see musical bow. A cello bow In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits… …
35History of archery — Projectile points are known from early in prehistory. The earlier examples were probably used on spears or on atlatl darts. Examination of the points alone does not allow the method of launching to be determined, and, as bows are normally made of …
36Crossbow — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Crossbow (disambiguation). Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500 A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The… …
37English longbow — The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, was a powerful type of medieval longbow (a tall bow for archery) about 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) long used by the English, Scots and Welsh, both for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare. English… …
38Bowyer — A bowyer is someone who makes or sells bows.HistoryHistorically, a huge variety of bows have been produced for food gathering, warfare, and recreation. Who created these bows depended mainly on the type of bow being produced, but also on the… …
39Benoit Rolland — Benoît Marie Rolland, (September 12, 1954 Paris), is a bowmaker and musician, currently established in Boston, United States. He is married to painter and writer Christine Arveil. He has two daughters and two stepchildren. He is widely known as… …
40Longbow — To see other senses of this word, see longbow (disambiguation). A longbow is a type of bow that is tall (roughly equal to the height of a person who uses it), is not significantly recurved and has relatively narrow limbs, that are circular or D… …
