| 释义 |
ˈfiddle-head
[f. fiddle n. + head.]
1. Naut. The ornamental carving at the bows of a vessel, the termination of which is a scroll turning aft or inward like the head of a violin.
1799Naval Chron. I. App. State of Navy, Neptune, The fiddle-head..had..a bad effect. 1833Marryat P. Simple xli, I hope Captain O'Brien will take off her fiddle-head, and get one carved.
2. A local name for a young fern frond.
1882J. Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club IX. 563 Young fern fronds—‘fiddle-heads’, as they are named—are greedily devoured as substitutes for green vegetables.
3. A head as empty as a fiddle.
1887W. F. Anstey in Macm. Mag. Feb. 262/2 He hasn't two ideas in his great fiddle-head. |