noun

1. a drum
2. 1. an embroidery frame of two closely fitting, concentric hoops that hold the cloth stretched between them
   2. embroidery worked on such a frame
3. ☆ 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