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v. Simple past tense and past participle of recurve.

adj. curved or bent, either in two different directions, or back on itself

adj. Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back

In botany, curved back or downward: as, a recurved leaf, petal, etc.

In zoology, bent upward: the opposite of decurved: as, the recurved beak of the avoset.

adj. curved backward or inward

"I do tend to prefer a "traditional" crossbow, with a rolling nut release and a recurved bow (I just don't like compounds, not that I would ever protest somebody using a compound crossbow)."

curving    curved   

recurve