1. a chair with a back shaped like a violin, having a curved outline that resembles the body of a fiddle
Usage: furniture
2. wood with a wavy grain pattern that resembles the back of a violin
Usage: woodworking
3. a venomous brown spider with a violin-shaped marking on its back
Usage: zoology

Examples

• The antique fiddleback chair was the centerpiece of the dining room.
• She inherited a set of six fiddleback chairs from her grandmother.
• The violin maker selected fiddleback maple for the instrument’s top.
• The cabinet was crafted from beautiful fiddleback wood with striking grain patterns.
• A fiddleback spider bite can cause serious tissue damage.
• The pest control expert warned about fiddleback spiders in the basement.
• Fiddleback chairs are prized by collectors of colonial furniture.