The Indians fought with bows and arrows.
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Bows
/baʊz/
Synonyms for "bows" (19 found)
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17 entriescello bowcomposite bowcurvefiddle bowfigureheadforecastlegift bowlegatolongbowrecurve bowsaluteshoelace bowshort bowspiccatoviola bowviolin bow
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12 entriesbow strokebowing gesturebowing techniqueformal bowgift bowgraceful bowhair bowlongbowmeasured bowribbon bowship bowviolin bow
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That man bows to me as if he knew me.
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Before battle was joined they say that someone from Trachis warned him how many Persians there were by saying that when they fired their bows, they hid the sun with the mass of arrows. Dianeces, so the story goes, was so dismissive of the Persian numbers that he calmly replied, "All to the good, my friend from Trachis. If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight."
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Mary always ties her bows with such panache.
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