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Bow (Music an appliance)

in music, an appliance with which the strings of certain musical instruments of the viol class are set in vibration. It consists of a number of long horse hairs stretched upon an elastic rod, which are tightened by a nut and screw. It was originally curved, whence its name. The old form is still seen in the rebeck or rebal of Algeria.