FIDDLING


Meaning of FIDDLING in English

I. adjective

Etymology: from present participle of fiddle (II)

: trifling , petty

II. noun

Etymology: from gerund of fiddle (II)

: the process of sewing book sections together by hand with cross-stitch or overcast stitch from one section or group of leaves to the next in alternation often for use in books having a number of single leaves and having cords or bands in sawed-in grooves

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