also: ボウ
The warrior readied his bow and aimed at the enemy.
In this game, you can equip the elf with a bow.
A bow-shaped knot or ribbon decoration. 蝶結び is the more ordinary Japanese word for the knot itself; ボー or ボウ is more likely in fashion, decoration, or product descriptions.
See also: 蝶結び (ちょうむすび)
The box had a large red bow on it.
Clipped form of ボウタイ. It is context-dependent and less self-explanatory than ボウタイ or 蝶ネクタイ.
See also: ボウタイ
The “bou” on the costume list is short for bow tie here.
She tied the ribbon into a bow to decorate her hair.
He put on a bow tie with his shirt for the party.
ボウタイ is the fuller, self-explanatory word for a bow tie, while ボー is a clipped form that relies heavily on context to be understood.
Used for ボー (staffs/poles) as long, thin, bow-like objects, counted with 丁 (ちょう).
musical bow
Katakana form with frequency/priority; used for the listed senses of bow.
Alternate katakana form; especially transparent in related forms such as ボウタイ.
Katakana term; no language of origin or detailed etymology is specified.