stick-shaped implement with hairs used to play a bowed string musical instrument such as a violin
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A bow is a stick-shaped tool strung with horsehairs that musicians use to play string instruments like violins by drawing it across the strings. It matters because it's essential for producing sound on these instruments and allows players to control the tone, volume, and expression of their music.
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A cello bow In music, a bow (/boʊ/) is a tensioned stick which has hair (usually horse-tail hair) coated in rosin (to facilitate friction) affixed to it. It is moved across some part (generally some type of strings) of a musical instrument to cause vibration, which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and bass, although some bows are used with musical saws and other bowed idiophones.
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