Definitions for tambour
ˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊərtam·bour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tambour, embroidery frame, embroidery hoopnoun

   a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering

2. tambournoun

   a drum

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tambournoun

   drum

2. tambournoun

   a circular frame for embroidery

3. tambournoun

   the capital of a Corinthian column

4. Etymology: From tambour

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tambour

   In classical architecture, a tambour (Fr.: "drum") is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration.The term also applies to the wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a dome (also known as a tholobate), and to the drum-shaped segments of a column, which is built up in several courses.A cover made of strips of wood connected together with fabric such as that of a roll-top desk is called a tambour. This has been adopted to describe an office cupboard that is designed to have doors that conceal within the cabinet when opened, also known as roller-shutters.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tambour

   A tambour refers to a few things. It can be a drum-shaped device that holds thread frequently used in embroidery or sewing machines, a short drum used mainly in military ceremonies and processions or type of embroidery done on a frame called a tambour frame. Also, in architecture, it is a cylindrical wall supporting a dome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tambournoun

   a kind of small flat drum; a tambourine

2. Tambournoun

   a small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work

3. Tambournoun

   same as Drum, n., 2(d)

4. Tambournoun

   a work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade

5. Tambournoun

   a shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery

6. Tambourverb

   to embroider on a tambour

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tambour

   In classical architecture, a tambour is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration. The term also applies to the wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a dome, and to the drum shaped segments of a column, which is built up in several courses.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tambour

   tam′bōōr, n. a small, shallow drum: a frame on which muslin or other material is stretched for embroidering: a rich kind of gold and silver embroidery: silk or other stuff embroidered on a tambour: a cylindrical stone in the shaft of a column, a drum: a vestibule of timber-work serving to break the draught in a church-porch, &c.: a work formed of palisades, defending a gate, &c.—v.t. to embroider on a tambour.—v.i. to do tambour-work. [Fr. tambour. Cf. Tabour.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tambour

   A projecting kind of stockade, attached to ill-flanked walls, &c.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tambour

   In fortification, is a small work, usually a timber stockade, about 6 feet high, and loop-holed. Its object is to defend a gateway, the road into a village, or to afford flanking fire on a bridge, etc. The tambour on the covered way is the traverse which closes an entrance from the glacis.

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1. • Drum
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How to pronounce tambour?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tambour in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tambour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tambour
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tambour
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambour
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tambour
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tambour
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tambour
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tambour
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html