tambour

tam·bour

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

Origin of tambour

Middle English from Middle French from Old French tambor, a drum, probably via Spanish from Arabic ?unb?r (colloq. form ?anb?r), stringed instrument from Persian tab?rah, drum

to embroider on a tambour

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tambour

noun

A drum or drummer.
a. A small embroidery frame, usually made of wood or plastic, consisting of two concentric hoops between which fabric is stretched.
b. Embroidery made on such a frame.
A rolling front or top for a desk or table, consisting of narrow strips of wood glued to canvas.
Architecture See drum.

verb

tam·boured, tam·bour·ing, tam·bours

verb

transitive

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

verb

intransitive

To embroider at or on such a frame.

Origin of tambour

Middle English from Old French perhaps ultimately from alteration ( influenced by Arabic &tlowdot;unbūr, &tlowdot;anbūr tambura ) of Arabic tabbūl hypocoristic form of &tlowdot;abl drum or &tlowdot;ubūl plural of &tlowdot;abl ; see tabla . or perhaps ultimately from alteration ( influenced by Arabic &tlowdot;unbūr, &tlowdot;anbūr ) of Persian tabīr, tabīra drum probably akin to Middle Persian tumbag and of imitative origin

tambour

embroidery tambour

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Noun

(plural tambours)

a circular frame for embroidery
(architecture) the capital of a Corinthian column
(military) A work usually in the form of a redan, to enclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.
(biology) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by a rubber tube and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.

Origin

Borrowing from French tambour ("drum").

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