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🌳 Wavy wood pattern 🌳 Wavy wood grain 🕷️ A spider
fiddleback

fiddleback

9.8
Wood showing wavy lines used on instruments or a spider with a violin mark on its back
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪdəlˌbæk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : araña violinista
  • The craftsman selected a piece of fiddleback maple for the violin.

Examples

  • Many violins feature a stunning fiddleback grain.

  • The fiddleback spider is easily recognized by the violin-shaped mark on its back.

  • She admired the beautiful fiddleback pattern on the back of the guitar.

  • The table is made from beautiful fiddleback maple.

  • The craftsman selected a piece of fiddleback maple for the violin.

  • Many violins feature a stunning fiddleback grain.

  • She admired the beautiful fiddleback pattern on the back of the guitar.

Surface Forms

fiddleback singular
fiddlebacks plural

Morphology

fiddleback = fiddle + back (transparent) = fiddle + back

Refers to wood grain on the back of instruments or a violin-shaped mark on an animal's back; the relation to the components is direct and clear.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember fiddleback is to think of the back of a fiddle: the word combines fiddle ('violin') and back to name the striped, wavy grain used in instruments, and by extension the spider that wears a violin-like mark on its back.