Fiddlehead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fiddlehead is a noun meaning The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
Meaning
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
More Meanings
- A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
- The furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption.
Example Sentences
Such a ship as the Rose of Devon frigate, standing out for the open sea, is a sight the world no longer affords. Those ships are “gone, gone, gone with lost Atlantis.” Their lofty poops, their little bonaventure masts, their lateen sails aft, their high forecastles and tall bowsprits with the square spritsail flaunted before the fiddlehead, came down from an even earlier day
Word Forms
- fiddleheads
Synonyms for fiddlehead
Depending on context, synonyms include scroll, crosier.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fern, ferns, fiddlestring, feddle, fiddlist, fiddle.
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