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/ˈfɪd(ə)l/ · noun
A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below)..
...Of harpe & of salteriun. of fiðele & of coriun...
When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.
Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard 'Cause Hell's broke loose in Georgia an' the Devil deals the cards...
The fiddle of these early times, however, was the viol and not our modern violin.
He is first fiddle in the band.
You would not have your Son the Fiddle to every jovial Company.
The meal is served on special trays which slot into the arms of airline-type seats of the passenger coaches. The trays have fiddles for each of the plates, cups and glasses, and the crockery is so well-designed that it is seldom any of the contents get spilled.
Done at a fiddle.
Use fiddle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fiddle means A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below)..
Common synonyms include tinker, fiddlesticks or euphemism for fuck, play, toy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
...Of harpe & of salteriun. of fiðele & of coriun...
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