tambour
tambour definition
tam·bour (tam′bo̵or′)
noun
- a drum
- an embroidery frame of two closely fitting, concentric hoops that hold the cloth stretched between them
- embroidery worked on such a frame
- ☆ a door, panel, etc., as in a cabinet, consisting of narrow, wooden slats glued to a flexible base, as canvas, that slides in grooves, as around curves
Etymology: ME < MFr < OFr tambor, a drum, prob. via Sp < Ar ṭunbūr (colloq. form ṭanbūr), stringed instrument < Pers tabīrah, drum
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to embroider on a tambour
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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