down-bow

noun

ˈdau̇n-ˌbō 

: a stroke in playing a bowed instrument (such as a violin) in which the bow is drawn across the strings from the frog to the tip

Examples of down-bow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pascale accompanies her with deceptively simple down-bows and up-bows, bearing the technical difficulty lightly, as though that’s just the shape and movements her hands happen to take. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above