bowstrings
Taut launching lines
Bowstrings are the taut cords stretched between the ends of a bow, pulled back and released to propel an arrow.
The term extends to any similar cord under tension.
As a verb, to bowstring someone is to strangle them with a cord—a method of execution once used in the Ottoman Empire.
Pointed shaft for shooting
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- nockArrow's bowstring slot
- fletchingArrow stabilizing feathers
- recurveBend back again
longbow · crossbow · archer · draw · release · shaft · broadhead · riser
Tough connective tissue
- catgutDried intestinal cord
- hempIndustrial fiber crop
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- linenFlax-derived textile
rawhide · plant fiber · twisted · braided · waxed · endless loop · strand · ply
Stretched under tension
- draw weightBow's required pull force
- pullForce toward oneself
- stretchPull to extend
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
flexibility · tuning · snap · vibration · creep · poundage · energy transfer · recoil
Chinese bowed string instrument
- hurdy-gurdyCranked wheel-friction chordophone
- bowedCurved or bent over
- rosinSolidified conifer sap
- horsehairStrands from manes, tails
drone · resonance · fiddle · morin khuur
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
recurve · longbow · crossbow · archer · draw · release · shaft · broadhead · riser · limb
sinew
Tough connective tissue
linen · rawhide · plant fiber · twisted · braided · waxed · endless loop · strand · ply · natural
taut
Stretched under tension
- draw weightBow's required pull force
- pullForce toward oneself
- stretchPull to extend
elasticity · flexibility · tuning · snap · vibration · creep · poundage · energy transfer · recoil · damping
erhu
Chinese bowed string instrument
- hurdy-gurdyCranked wheel-friction chordophone
- bowedCurved or bent over
- rosinSolidified conifer sap
horsehair · drone · resonance · fiddle · morin khuur
bowstringsarrows
Shafted projectiles for bows
bolts · projectiles · shafts · arrowheads · quarrels