Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bowing

Bowing ({not transcribed}) , noun

1.
(Music) The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc. — J. W. Moore
2.
In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.