[tab-er-it, tab-uh-ret, -rey] 
| 1. | a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool. |
| 2. | a frame for embroidery. |
| 3. | a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies. |
| 4. | a small tabor. |
| tab·o·ret also tab·ou·ret (tāb'ə-rět', -rā') n.
[French tabouret, from Old French taburet, diminutive of tabur, tabor; see tabor.] |
tabouret
type of armless and backless seat or stool. Early taborets were probably named for their cylindrical shape, which resembled a drum (Old French: tabour).
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