Capable of being bowed or bent; able to be drawn into a curved shape.
From bow (to bend) plus the suffix -able (capable of being). This practical adjective describes materials or objects that can successfully be bowed or curved.
What's fascinating is that 'bow' has two completely different meanings in English—the weapon you shoot arrows from, and the action of bending—yet they likely share ancient roots in the idea of curves and bending shapes!
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