fid|dle-shaped

fid|dle-shaped
fid|dle-shaped «FIHD uhl SHAYPT», adjective.
having the form of a violin; panduriform: »

a fiddle-shaped leaf, a fiddle-shaped chasuble.


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  • fid|dle|back — «FIHD uhl BAK», noun. 1. a back shaped like a violin, especially the splat of a chair. 2. Informal. a chasuble having a fiddle shaped back. 3. = fiddler beetle. (Cf. ↑fiddler beetle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fid|dle-leaf fig — «FIHD uhl LEEF», a fig tree native to tropical Africa, with large, thick, shiny fiddle shaped leaves. It is often cultivated as a house plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • fid|dle|head — «FIHD uhl HEHD», noun. 1. a scroll shaped ornament at the bow of a ship, resembling the head of a violin. 2. a young frond of a fern …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fiddle-shaped — Fid dle shaped , a. (Bot.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fiddleback — fid•dle•back [[t]ˈfɪd lˌbæk[/t]] n. 1) something shaped like a fiddle 2) cv fur resembling the back or outline of a violin • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • Damaster blaptoides — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fiddle — Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fiddle beetle — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fiddle block — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fiddle bow — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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