fiddleback

fid dle back |ˈfidlˌbak ˈfɪdlbæk | ▶noun 1 [ usu. as modifier ] a thing shaped like the back of a violin, with the sides deeply curved inward, in particular: • the back of a chair. 2 a rippled effect in the grain of fine wood, often exploited when making the backs of violins: [ as modifier ] : fiddleback mahogany. 3 (also fiddleback spider ) another term for brown recluse.

fiddleback

fiddle-back ▶noun 1 [ usu. as modifier ] a thing shaped like the back of a violin, with the sides deeply curved inwards, especially the back of a chair or the front of a chasuble. 2 [ mass noun ] a rippled effect in the grain of fine wood, often exploited when making the backs of violins: [ as modifier ] : fiddleback mahogany.