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bow compass

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

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Fountain pens, ballpoints, knives, sable brushes, a wide variety of pencils and erasers, bow compass, T square.