taboret
Americannoun
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a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
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a frame for embroidery.
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a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies.
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a small tabor.
noun
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a low stool, originally in the shape of a drum
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a frame, usually round, for stretching out cloth while it is being embroidered
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Also called: taborin. tabourin. a small tabor
Etymology
Origin of taboret
First recorded in 1650–60, taboret is from the French word tabouret literally, small drum. See tabor, -et
Example Sentences
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She carried her taboret in her hand, and came slowly towards me.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Charles James Lever
There were divans and a little taboret or two and a framework where an awning could be raised against the sun.
From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley
A rug of Memphian weave covered the sand and a taboret was placed in the center.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
On a taboret at her right was Seti, the little prince.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
His eldest son, a boy of fourteen years, played on the taboret and was almost as grave and silent as he.
From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Armando Palacio Vald?s
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