bow-shaped

Like an archer's weapon

Bow-shaped describes something curved like an archer's bow—a smooth arc that bends outward from a straight line connecting its ends.

The term applies to furniture legs, eyebrows, windows, and architectural features: a bow-shaped window overlooking the garden.

In anatomy, bow-shaped bones or muscles follow this gentle curve.

archery

curved

Smoothly bent, not angular

bent · crescent · flexed · drawn · taut · strung · quiver · archer · yew · composite

anatomy

eyebrows

Hair above eyes

curved · feminine · groomed · plucked · contoured · defined · penciled · feathered · laminated · microbladed

architecture

arch

Curved spanning structure

  • vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
  • curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
  • arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall

flying · buttress · keystone · span · bridge · doorway · window · Roman · Moorish · horseshoe

nautical

prow

Vessel's forward section

  • hullOuter covering or frame
  • curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
  • sternStrict or ship's aft

ship · vessel · clipper · streamlined · keel · cutwater · fore · maritime · yacht · schooner

fashion

ribbon

Slender ornamental strip

  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • knotTied rope fastening
  • hairFibrous scalp covering

accessory · decorative · looped · satin · velvet · silk · bowtie · gift · wrapped · ornamental

pasta

farfalle

Butterfly-shaped Italian pasta

noodle · durum · semolina · salad · tricolor · ridged · egg · dried · fresh · decorative

Categories
Opposites
curvature

bow-shapedstraight

Not curved or crooked

linear · rectilinear · unbent · ramrod-straight · uncurved

angularity

bow-shapedangular

Sharp-edged or rawboned

zigzag · jagged · kinked · polygonal · sharp-cornered

Family

bow, shaped, bows, bowed, bowing, bowman, shape, shapes, shaper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G