Bow String
The bow-string consisted of animal sinew twisted into a cord of suitable strength.
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The painted chief, and pointed spear,
And Reason’s self shall bow the knee
To shadows and delusions here.”
—Philip Freneau (1752–1832)
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gently, gently, sleeves and waxy bows.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)