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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.

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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

Noun

an embroidery frame, consisting of two hoops over which the fabric is stretched while being worked [French]

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