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tambour
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tambourtambour - a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
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] Ntambor m
tambour
n
(old Mus) → Trommel f
(on desk etc) → Rouleau nt, → Rollo nt


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