bowstring girder (bostringger" der)

castor wrought-iron or built-up girder, having a tie-rod that forms an integral part of it: much used in store-fronts, etc. See bowstring -bridge. bowsy, a. Same as boozy. bowtt, n. See bout1. bowtell (bō'tel), n. Same as boltel. bow-timbers (bouʼtim"bėrz), n. pl. timbers that form the bow of a ship. bow-window (bō'win'dō), n. A window built so as to project from a wall; properly, in pl. Naut., the rly, one that is n plan a segment of a circle. See bay-window. bow-wiset (bō'wiz), adv. In the form or figure of a bow. Trevis a.