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fiddles
We have found lemma(root) word of fiddles : fiddle.
Definitions
[ˈfɪdl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a violin, especially one used to play folk or country music
- an act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying
(e.g: a major mortgage fiddle)
- a small task that seems awkward and unnecessarily complex
(e.g: inserting a tape is a bit of a fiddle)
- a ledge or raised rim that prevents things from rolling or sliding off a table in rough seas
Phrases:
- fiddle while Rome burns
- fit as a fiddle
- on the fiddle
- play second fiddle
Origin
:
Old English fithele, denoting a violin or similar instrument (originally not an informal or depreciatory term), related to Dutch vedel and German Fiedel, based on Latin vitulari ‘celebrate a festival, be joyful’, perhaps from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. Compare with viol
[ˈfɪdl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way
(e.g: Lena fiddled with her cup)
- falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money
(e.g: everyone is fiddling their expenses)
- play the violin, especially in folk or country music
Phrases:
- fiddle while Rome burns
- fit as a fiddle
- on the fiddle
- play second fiddle
Origin
:
Old English fithele, denoting a violin or similar instrument (originally not an informal or depreciatory term), related to Dutch vedel and German Fiedel, based on Latin vitulari ‘celebrate a festival, be joyful’, perhaps from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. Compare with viol
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