fiddle back

American  

noun

1. a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.

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fiddle-back British  

noun

1. a chair with a fiddle-shaped back

2. a chasuble with a fiddle-shaped front

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Example Sentences

However, the ability to maintain more precise temperatures under that high threshold is great for things like simmering, where you want slow and steady heat without having to fiddle back and forth with a hot-spot-prone gas flame.

From Seattle Times

Violet demonstrates with a flashlight and another fiddle back.

From Washington Times

A fiddle back has to be thin, a thickness of 1.8 to 2.2 millimeters in the center to 4 millimeters on the edges.

From Washington Times

Nichols’ cherry fiddle back has an intricate carving.

From Washington Times

Off to the west, the range of hills silhouetted against the sky is known as the Fiddle Back Range.

From Project Gutenberg