BOW (2)

bow (2). Bow, n. a bending in token of civility or reverence, the rounding part of a ship's side forward

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Bow (bou), v. i. 1. 1. To bend; to curve.
2. 2. To stop.
They stoop, they bow down together. Is. xlvi. 2� 3. 3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; — often with down.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Ps. xcv. 6. 4. 4. To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
Admired, adored by all circling crowd, For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they bowed. Dryden.