Bow Explained

Bow most often refers to:

Bow and arrow, a weapon
Bowing, bending the upper body as a social gesture
An ornamental knot made of ribbon

Bow may also refer to:

Bow (watercraft), the foremost part of a ship or boat
Bow (position), the rower seated in the bow of a racing shell

Knots

Bow knot, a shoelace knot or a rosette
Bow tie, a type of necktie
Pussy bow, a style of neckwear

Music

Bow (music), used to play a stringed instrument
Musical bow, a musical instrument resembling an archer's bow
EBow, electronic device for playing the electric guitar
Bows (band), a band from the UK
B.O.W. (born 1970), Finnish rapper

Porcelain

Bow porcelain factory

Places

England

Bow, Devon, a village in mid Devon
Bow, a hamlet in the parish of Ashprington in South Devon
Bow, London, a district
Bow, Oxfordshire, a hamlet

United States

Canada

The Bow (skyscraper), Calgary, Alberta
Bow River, Alberta

Other

Bow (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name
Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates
Rema language (ISO-639: bow), Papuan language spoken in New Guinea

See also