fiddlehead
(fid-dle-head)
3 syllables
Definition
n 1 a carved decoration on a ship's bow; curved like the scroll of a violin head; 2 the young coiled frond of various species of ferns eaten as a vegetable
Example Sentence
The carpenter worked on the fiddlehead. OR She had never eaten fiddlehead.
Synonyms
ship decoration; carved billethead; ostrich fern; shuttlecock fern
Antonyms
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