fiddleback

English

noun
Definitions
  • The brown recluse spider.
  • A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
  • A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.

Etymology

Compound from English fiddle + English back (mild drink, back, chaser).

Origin

English

back

Gloss

mild drink, back, chaser

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

後, 背

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