plural of fidalgo

(music) double bass (lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family)

(music) A double bass. (lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To play a leading role.

(derogatory) A pedantic, prescriptivist language teacher.

A Japanese carabid beetle (Carabus blaptoides).

(nautical) A long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead of side by side as in a common double block.

(slang, now historical) Scabies; an itch.

(idiomatic) To neglect helping when one’s time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.

(music) Any of a number of stringed instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator and which are played with a bow.