- Bow-pencil
- Bow-pencil Bow"-pen`cil, n. Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil. [1913 Webster]
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Bow-pencil
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Bow-compass — Bow com pass, n.; pl. {Bow compasses}. 1. An arcograph. [1913 Webster] 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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