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bowed

/boʊd/ adjective B2
  1. Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments). · a bowed instrument
  2. Having been played by a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
  3. Equipped with a bow (weapon).
  4. Bent or curved.
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Then they both bowed low, and their curls got entangled together.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 39 · B2
Seven flung down his brush, and had just begun “Well, of all the unjust things—” when his eye chanced to fall upon Alice, as she stood watching them, and he checked himself suddenly: the others looked round also, and all of them bowed low.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 58 · B2
When the procession came opposite to Alice, they all stopped and looked at her, and the Queen said severely “Who is this?” She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 59 · B2
Anne clasped her hands together, bowed her head, and waited for the word of judgment.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 75 · C1

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