fiddle-case
Definition
Noun: A container or case designed specifically for storing and transporting a fiddle (a violin or similar stringed instrument).
Usage Examples
- (The protective box for the instrument.)
- (A historical container for a violin.)
Advanced Usage
- "to keep one's fiddle in its case": (figurative) to refrain from playing or performing.
- After the injury, he kept his fiddle in its case for months. (He did not play the instrument.)
Variants and Related Words
Fiddle (n): a violin, especially one used in folk music.
- She plays the fiddle at local dances. (A violin used for traditional music.)
Case (n): a container for holding or protecting something.
- The camera case protects the equipment during travel. (A protective container.)
Synonyms
- Violin case: a case for a violin (a more formal term).
- The musician carried a violin case to the orchestra. (A case for a classical violin.)
Related Idioms
- "fiddle while Rome burns": to waste time on trivial matters during a crisis (not directly related to fiddle-case, but uses "fiddle" figuratively).
- While the company faced bankruptcy, the executives fiddled while Rome burned. (They ignored the serious problem.)
Note
- The word "fiddle-case" is specific and less common in modern usage; it is often replaced by "violin case" in formal contexts, but "fiddle-case" remains in use among folk musicians and in historical descriptions.