bowless

B3O1W4L1E1S1S1
/ˈbəʊləs/

adjective

Without a bow.

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Meanings

adjectivebowless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a bow.

    his bowless cello player, playing inaudible music and surrounded by objects relating to taste and smell and books that invite the viewer to enter other times and places

    2003, John Lawrence Ward, Edwin Dickinson: a critical history of his paintings, page 98

Origin

From bow + -less.

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APA

bowless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowless

MLA

“bowless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowless.

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