somewhat like a violin. — Scotch fiddle, the itch. (Low) — To play first, or second, fiddle, to take
a leading or a subordinate part. [Colloq.]
Fiddle
(Fid"dle), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fiddled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fiddling ]
1. To play on a fiddle.
Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city.
Bacon. 2. To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy
or in busy idleness; to trifle.
Talking, and fiddling with their hats and feathers.
Pepys. Fiddle
(Fid"dle) v. t. To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
Fiddledeedee
(Fid"dle*dee*dee`) interj. An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to nonsense! [Colloq.]
Fiddle-faddle
(Fid"dle-fad`dle) n. A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense. [Colloq.] Spectator.
Fiddle-faddle
(Fid"dle-fad`dle), v. i. To talk nonsense. [Colloq.] Ford.
Fiddler
(Fid"dler) n. [AS. fiðelere.]
1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
2. (Zoöl.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very
much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence
the name; — called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.
3. (Zoöl.) The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); — so called because it continually
oscillates its body.
Fiddler crab. (Zoöl.) See Fiddler, n., 2.
Fiddle-shaped
(Fid"dle-shaped`) a. (Bot.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray.
Fiddlestick
(Fid"dle*stick`) n. The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow.
Fiddlestring
(Fid"dle*string`) n. One of the catgut strings of a fiddle.
Fiddlewood
(Fid"dle*wood`) n. [Corrupted fr. F. bois-fidèle, lit., faithful wood; — so called from its durability.]
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
Fidejussion
(Fi`de*jus"sion) n. [L. fidejussio, from fidejubere to be surety or bail; fides faith + jubere
to order: cf. F. fidéjussion.] (Civil Law) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
Fidejussor
(Fi`de*jus"sor) n. [L.: cf. F. fidéjusseur.] (Civil Law) A surety; one bound for another, conjointly
with him; a guarantor. Blackstone.
Fidelity
(Fi*del"i*ty) n. [L. fidelitas: cf. F. fidélité. See Fealty.] Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful
and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations. Especially: (a) Adherence to a person or
