drumhead
the membrane stretched upon a drum.
the top part of a capstan.
characteristic of a drumhead court-martial; carried out in summary fashion: a drumhead execution.
Origin of drumhead
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How to use drumhead in a sentence
Large York is a good variety, maturing later than the preceding, and before the late drumheads.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenThey are stretched tightly over the frame and lashed securely to the gun'le, and they dry tight as drumheads and show every rib.
Bring Me His Ears | Clarence E. MulfordOwl Carver and some of the chiefs slapped the palms of their hands against the taut, painted deerskin of their drumheads.
Shaman | Robert SheaIt is among the earliest of drumheads, maturing at about the same time as the Early Winnigstadt.
Cabbages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them | James John Howard GregoryFore and aft were circular partitions of steel, like drumheads.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock | T. S. Stribling
British Dictionary definitions for drumhead
/ (ˈdrʌmˌhɛd) /
music the part of a drum that is actually struck with a stick or the hand
the head of a capstan, pierced with holes for the capstan bars
another name for eardrum
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