Meaning Of The Word Down-bow

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down-bow in American English
a stroke on a violin, cello, etc. in which the bow is drawn across the strings from the frog to the tip
noun: a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol (opposed to up-bow)

down-bow in British English
noun: a downward stroke of the bow from its nut to its tip across a stringed instrument

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