Bowing

Bow·ing

Bowing

n.
  1. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments. (Mus.)
    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.