noun
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the quality or condition of being bent; crookedness.
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a slender stick strung along its length with horsehairs, drawn across the strings of a violin, cello, etc. to play it; a bow.
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a curved stick to play some percussion instruments, by beating or rubbing on.
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a slender, small stick used to apply collyrium on to the eyes.
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an iron bar used to make a mark on the skin by burning with.
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a stick or bar used in dressing cotton.