tambour

tam·bour  (tmbr, tm-br)

n.

1. A drum or drummer.

2.

a. A small wooden embroidery frame consisting of two concentric hoops between which fabric is stretched.

b. Embroidery made on such a frame.

3. A rolling front or top for a desk or table, consisting of narrow strips of wood glued to canvas.

4. Architecture See drum.

v. tam·boured, tam·bour·ing, tam·bours

v.tr.

To do (embroidery) on a frame consisting of two concentric hoops.

v.intr.

To embroider at or on such a frame.

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[Middle English, from Old French, ultimately from Arabic anbr, stringed musical instrument; probably akin to Persian tambr, lute, from Middle Persian.]

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tambour [ˈtæmbʊə]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) Real Tennis the sloping buttress on one side of the receiver's end of the court

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a small round embroidery frame, consisting of two concentric hoops over which the fabric is stretched while being worked

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) embroidered work done on such a frame

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a sliding door on desks, cabinets, etc., made of thin strips of wood glued side by side onto a canvas backing

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a wall that is circular in plan, esp one that supports a dome or one that is surrounded by a colonnade

6. (Music / Instruments) a drum

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to embroider (fabric or a design) on a tambour

[from French, from tabour tabor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tambour - a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering embroidery frame, embroidery hoop framework - a structure supporting or containing something
	2.	tambour - a drum drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Translations

tambour [ˈtæmbʊəʳ] N → tambor m

tambour

n

(old Mus) → Trommel f

(on desk etc) → Rouleau nt, → Rollo nt