English Explanatory Dictionary

fiddlehead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
  2. A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
  3. The furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fiddlehead.wav

Word forms

fiddlehead fiddleheads

Etymology

From fiddle + head.

Synonyms

scroll circinate vernation crosier tete de violin tete-de-violin violin head

Related words

fiddleback fiddleneck filicoid filicology
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