up-bow

[ uhp-boh ]

/ ˈʌpˌboʊ /

noun

(in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke toward the heel of the bow: indicated in scores by the symbol V (opposed to down-bow).

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Origin of up-bow

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby up-bow

up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, up-bow, up-close, up-do, up-front, up-helly-aa, up-itself

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Example sentences from the Web for up-bow

The staccato may be played with the down-bow, the wrist and arm movements being simply the reverse of those in the up-bow.
Chats to 'Cello Students|Arthur Broadley
The octave higher commences with an up-bow, the action being exactly reversed until the heel is reached.
Chats to 'Cello Students|Arthur Broadley
In commencing the study of staccato bowing it is well to confine oneself to the up-bow form at first.
The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use|Henry Saint-George
The up-bow may also be used in like manner, commencing at the point and finishing near the heel, the movements being reversed.
Chats to 'Cello Students|Arthur Broadley

Example 48a is a style of phrasing which should always commence with the up-bow; the reasons for this are as follows.
Chats to 'Cello Students|Arthur Broadley

British Dictionary definitions for up-bow

up-bow

/ (ˈʌpˌbəʊ) /

noun

a stroke of the bow from its tip to its nut on a stringed instrumentCompare down-bow

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