bowing

Everybody was bowing to them--cabmen, little children, and everybody else--and they were returning all the bows and overlooking nobody, when a young lady met them and made a deep courtesy.

Now get this, the riser itself was bowing to the left--buckling--every time I drew the string and then springing back when I released the string.

While pagan Rome expressed reverence with the hand over the mouth and a turn of the body, it was the East that introduced bowing and prostration.

Obviously these rules are totally lost on the first-time visitor, yet you find yourself returning the gesture and bowing anyway.

Now, a leading violinist has developed a new bowing technique that transforms some of the sounds unintentionally created by beginners into steady, clear, and loud musical tones.