BOWSTRING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The string of an archer's bow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bowstring" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Holonyms ("bowstring" is a part of...):

bow (a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow)

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