Knotted ribbons? Fiddlesticks! (4)
I believe the answer is:
bows
This could be a double definition.
'knotted ribbons?' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'fiddlesticks' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bows that I've seen before include "Looped knots of ribbons - fiddlesticks!" , "Knots with two loops" , "Bends from the waist deferentially" , "foreparts" , "some people play with" .)
