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kettledrum

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ket·tle·drum  (ktl-drm)
n.
A large copper or brass hemispherical drum with a parchment head that can be tuned by adjusting the tension.
kettledrum [ˈkɛtəlˌdrʌm]
n
(Music / Instruments) a percussion instrument of definite pitch, consisting of a hollow bowl-like hemisphere covered with a skin or membrane, supported on a tripod or stand. The pitch may be adjusted by means of screws or pedals, which alter the tension of the skin
kettledrummer  n
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Noun1.kettledrumkettledrum - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
timpani, tympani, tympanum, kettle
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Translations
kettledrum [ˈketldrʌm] N → timbal m
kettledrum [ˈkɛtəldrʌm] n → timbale f
kettledrum
n → (Kessel)pauke f
kettledrum [ˈkɛtlˌdrʌm] n → timpano
kettledrum [ˈkɛtlˌdrʌm] n → timpano


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The Queen of Denmark, a very buxom lady, though no doubt historically brazen, was considered by the public to have too much brass about her; her chin being attached to her diadem by a broad band of that metal (as if she had a gorgeous toothache), her waist being encircled by another, and each of her arms by another, so that she was openly mentioned as "the kettledrum.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
"Nay, nay," said Don Quixote at this; "on that point of the bells Master Pedro is very inaccurate, for bells are not in use among the Moors; only kettledrums, and a kind of small trumpet somewhat like our clarion; to ring bells this way in Sansuena is unquestionably a great absurdity.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Must one clatter like kettledrums and penitential preachers?
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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