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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Constructs bows for stringed instruments, using handtools and power tools: Selects specified wood to shape bow, utilizing knowledge of bow styles. Cuts and shapes bow blank from wood, using bandsaw, plane, file, and knife. Positions blank over alcohol flame and bends blank to obtain desired curve of bow. Cuts, glues, and solders ornamental material, such as ebony, ivory, tortoise shell, and silver, to form parts of bow, such as frog and ferrule, using bandsaw, torch, and caliper. Drills or chisels mortise in lead of bow or frog to insert bow hair, using lathe, chisel, and hammer. Ties knot in end of bow hair, combs hair to straighten strands, using brush, and inserts hair into mortise, through ferrule, and into frog of bow. Secures bow hair in place with wooden wedge. Smooths and stains bow to achieve desired appearance, using sandpaper, stain, and rags. Adjusts weight, balance, and stiffness of bow by adding or removing decorative material, using handtools. Replaces bow hair [BOW REHAIRER (any industry) 730.684-022] and repairs bows. (references) |
| Forms ornamental bows for hair or dress wear, by hand: Winds length of ribbon on rack to form bows. Cuts ribbon into sections with scissors and ties folds together at middle with twine to form bow. Inserts bobby pin or safety pin through twine, and removes bows from rack. Arranges artificial flower or lace medallion on bow as specified, and ties them together with twine or ribbon. May sew comb attachment to middle section of underside of bow, using needle and thread. (references) | |
| Folds and shapes ribbon sections to form decorative bows: Clips ends of folded ribbons to form tips of bow, using scissors, and folds tips of sewn ribbon sections according to specified style of bow. Glues sticker to back of shaped tip to secure tip in place. Folds and positions crosspiece in center of bow and secures in place, using wet glue sticker. Irons ribbon section to curve and shape ribbon to crown of hat. Ties western-style bows and lingerie bows by hand. (references) | |
| Assembles bows to be used as ornamental shoe parts: Selects precut strips of material, such as leather, plastic, or fabric, following ticket specifications. Ties strips into bows by hand. Joins bow parts, using hand stapler. May sew bow parts together by hand. May brush cement onto parts and press parts together. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
bow maker | 30 |
ribbon bow maker | 5 |
violin bow maker | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BOW MAKER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Japanese Kanji | å¼"師 . (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | ゆã¿ã—. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | owbay akermay | ||||
Misspellings | |
"BOW MAKER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bowmaker. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-k-m-o-r-w" | |
-2 letters: beworm, embark, womera. | |
-3 letters: amber, awoke, baker, bower, brake, break, bream, broke, brome, embar, embow, kebar, maker, morae, mower, omber, ombre, waker, wreak. | |
-4 letters: aero, ambo, amok, bake, bare, bark, barm, beak, beam, bear, bema, berm, boar, bora, bore, brae, braw, brew, brow, kame, kbar, kerb, kore, mabe, make, mako, mare, mark, meow. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Expressions: Internet 2. Translations: Modern 3. Derivations 4. Anagrams | 5. Bibliography |
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