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• fid|dle-de-dee — «FIHD uhl dee DEE», interjection, noun. = nonsense. (Cf. ↑nonsense) …   Useful english dictionary

• fid|dle-foot|ed — «FIHD uhl FUT ihd», adjective. U.S. Informal. moving back and forth; restless: »a fiddle footed traveler, fiddle footed journalists …   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-shaped — «FIHD uhl SHAYPT», adjective. having the form of a violin; panduriform: »a fiddle shaped leaf, a fiddle shaped chasuble …   Useful english dictionary

• 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|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

• fid|dle|sticks — «FIHD uhl STIHKS», interjection. Informal. nonsense! rubbish! …   Useful english dictionary

• fid|dle|stick — «FIHD uhl STIHK», noun. 1. Informal. a violin bow. 2. a mere nothing; trifle …   Useful english dictionary

• fid|dle|wood — «FIHD uhl WUD», noun. 1. the heavy, hard wood of various tropical American trees. 2. any one of these trees …   Useful english dictionary

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