tambour

[ tam-boor, tam-boor ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Music. a drum.
a drum player.
Also called tabaret. a circular frame consisting of two hoops, one fitting within the other, in which cloth is stretched for embroidering.
embroidery done on such a frame.
Furniture. a flexible shutter used as a desk top or in place of a door, composed of a number of closely set wood strips attached to a piece of cloth, the whole sliding in grooves along the sides or at the top and bottom.
Architecture. drum ¹( def 10 ).
Court Tennis. a sloping buttress opposite the penthouse, on the hazard side of the court.

tambour

/ ˈtæmbʊə /

real tennis the sloping buttress on one side of the receiver's end of the court
a small round embroidery frame, consisting of two concentric hoops over which the fabric is stretched while being worked
embroidered work done on such a frame
a sliding door on desks, cabinets, etc, made of thin strips of wood glued side by side onto a canvas backing
architect a wall that is circular in plan, esp one that supports a dome or one that is surrounded by a colonnade
a drum

Origin of tambour¹

1475–85; < Middle French: drum ≪ Arabic tanbūr lute < Medieval Greek pandoúra; bandore

Origin of tambour¹

C15: from French, from tabour tabor

All American Indians are poor in musical instruments, the principal of which, and the heel inspiring one, is the drum or tambour.

It belongs as much to our art as does tambour work, which is done with a hook instead of a needle.

Chain and Tambour Stitch are in effect practically the same, and present the same rather granular surface.

According to Darmstetter the word ‘timbre’ is own brother to ‘tambour,’ both being derived from a low Latin form of tympanum.

She set up a great tambour frame in her room, and began to work on an enormous piece of fine needlework.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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