tambour
Also called tabaret. a circular frame consisting of two hoops, one fitting within the other, in which cloth is stretched for embroidering.
embroidery done on such a frame.
Furniture. a flexible shutter used as a desk top or in place of a door, composed of a number of closely set wood strips attached to a piece of cloth, the whole sliding in grooves along the sides or at the top and bottom.
Architecture. drum1 (def. 10).
Court Tennis. a sloping buttress opposite the penthouse, on the hazard side of the court.
to embroider on a tambour.
Origin of tambour
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How to use tambour in a sentence
Two neat shelves on the wall contained a few books; and in the window stood a tambouring frame.
Discipline | Mary BruntonNever mind the pieces of needle-work, the tambouring, the maps of the world made by her needle.
Advice to Young Men | William CobbettFrom this superficial description of its work, the device might seem to be just another tambouring machine.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine | Grace Rogers Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for tambour
/ (ˈtæmbʊə) /
real tennis the sloping buttress on one side of the receiver's end of the court
a small round embroidery frame, consisting of two concentric hoops over which the fabric is stretched while being worked
embroidered work done on such a frame
a sliding door on desks, cabinets, etc, made of thin strips of wood glued side by side onto a canvas backing
architect a wall that is circular in plan, esp one that supports a dome or one that is surrounded by a colonnade
a drum
to embroider (fabric or a design) on a tambour
Origin of tambour
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