Definitions for tambourˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tam•bourˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊər(n.)
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: drum1 (def. 1). 1 1
a circular frame consisting of two interlocking hoops in which cloth is stretched for embroidering.
Category: Clothing
embroidery done on such a frame.
Category: Clothing
a flexible shutter used as a desk top or door, composed of closely set wood strips attached to a piece of cloth, the whole sliding along in grooves.
Category: Furniture
Category: Architecture
Ref: drum1 (def. 10). 1 10
(v.i.)to embroider on a tambour.
Category: Clothing
Origin of tambour:
1475–85; < MF: drum 蠐 Ar ṭanbūr lute < MGk pandoúra; cf. bandore
Princeton's WordNet
tambour, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop(noun)
a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
tambour(noun)
a drum
Wiktionary
tambour(Noun)
drum
tambour(Noun)
a circular frame for embroidery
tambour(Noun)
the capital of a Corinthian column
Origin: From tambour
Webster Dictionary
Tambour(noun)
a kind of small flat drum; a tambourine
Tambour(noun)
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
Tambour(noun)
same as Drum, n., 2(d)
Tambour(noun)
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
Tambour(noun)
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
Tambour(verb)
to embroider on a tambour
Translations for tambour
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
drum(noun)
a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick
He plays the drums.
- drom, tromAfrikaans
- طَبلArabic
- барабанBulgarian
- tamborPortuguese (BR)
- bubenCzech
- die TrommelGerman
- trommeDanish
- τύμπανοGreek
- tamborSpanish
- trummEstonian
- طبلFarsi
- rumpuFinnish
- tambourFrench
- תֹּףHebrew
- ढोलHindi
- bubanjCroatian
- dobHungarian
- genderangIndonesian
- tromma, trumbaIcelandic
- tamburoItalian
- ドラムJapanese
- 북Korean
- būgnasLithuanian
- bungasLatvian
- dramMalay
- tromDutch
- trommeNorwegian
- bębenPolish
- طبلهPersian
- طبلهPashto
- tamborPortuguese
- tobăRomanian
- барабанRussian
- bubonSlovak
- bobenSlovenian
- bubnjeviSerbian
- trummaSwedish
- กลองThai
- davul, trampetTurkish
- 鼓Chinese (Trad.)
- барабанUkrainian
- کھال وغیرہ منڈھ کر تیار کیا ہوا مخروطی یا نیم کروی ساز، ڈھولUrdu
- cái trốngVietnamese
- 鼓Chinese (Simp.)
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