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a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
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Universalium. 2010.
fiddle back
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fiddle-back — fiddˈle back noun 1. The fiddle shaped front of a chasuble 2. A chair with a fiddle shaped back • • • Main Entry: ↑fiddle … Useful english dictionary
fiddle back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle … Useful english dictionary
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fiddle — /fid l/, n., v., fiddled, fiddling. n. 1. a musical instrument of the viol family. 2. violin: Her aunt plays first fiddle with the state symphony orchestra. 3. Naut. a small ledge or barrier raised in heavy weather to keep dishes, pots, utensils … Universalium
fiddle-footed — adjective Date: 1941 1. skittish, jumpy < a fiddle footed horse > 2. prone to wander < the nameless fiddle footed drifters, the shifty riders who traveled the back trails Luke Short > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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back seat — Synonyms and related words: afterpart, afterpiece, back, back door, back side, behind, breech, heel, hind end, hind part, hindhead, humbleness, humility, inferiority, juniority, lowliness, minority, occiput, posterior, postern, rear, rear end,… … Moby Thesaurus
ladder-back chair — [lad′ər bak΄] n. a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats * * * ▪ furniture chair with a tall back constructed of horizontal slats or spindles between two uprights. The type is utilitarian and often rustic;… … Universalium
