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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bow-com·pass n.; pl. Bow-compasses
 1. An arcograph.
 2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
 3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.