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| Noun | 1. An arcograph.[Websters] 2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.[Websters] 3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Bow-compass" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Noun | 1. An arcograph.[Websters]
2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.[Websters] 3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.[Websters]. | |
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Date "BOW-COMPASS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
