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fiddlehead

noun
/ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/US

Etymology

From fiddle + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as fiddlehead — “fiddle + head”

Definitions

  1. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.

  2. A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.

  3. The furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA