Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.
1. The string of a bow.
2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or
iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a
tie forming a chord of the arch.
Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie
connecting its two ends.
Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the
Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from
which bowstrings are made. --Balfour.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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