taboret

American  

[tab-er-it, tab-uh-ret, -rey] / ˈtæb ər ɪt, ˌtæb əˈrɛt, -ˈreɪ /

Or tabouret

noun

1. a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.

2. a frame for embroidery.

3. a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies.

4. a small tabor.

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taboret British  

/ ˈtæbərɪt /

noun

1. a low stool, originally in the shape of a drum

2. a frame, usually round, for stretching out cloth while it is being embroidered

3. Also called: taborin.   tabourin.  a small tabor

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Etymology

Origin of taboret

First recorded in 1650–60, taboret is from the French word tabouret literally, small drum. See tabor, -et

Example Sentences

The pan," said the witch, being careful not to turn so as to hide the pan, but, placing it on a taboret inside the tent, "remains in sight of all.

From The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in by Hill, Grace Brooks

Another method is to glue and clamp the pieces of the taboret together two by two, using blocks as shown in Fig.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

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 Miller, Elizabeth

She was lying in her steamer chair on the veranda of her house at the time; and by her side, on a taboret, stood a glass of water.

From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen

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 Palacio Vald?s, Armando