drumhead
Americannoun
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music the part of a drum that is actually struck with a stick or the hand
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the head of a capstan, pierced with holes for the capstan bars
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another name for eardrum
Etymology
Origin of drumhead
Example Sentences
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Other items available Friday included a Ludwig bass drumhead featuring the Beatles logo that was used in a concert near San Francisco in 1964.
From Fox News • Apr. 11, 2020
A vintage bass drumhead with The Beatles’ logo that was used during the English band’s first North American tour in 1964 was another top item in the auction, selling for $200,000.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020
See the Jimi Hendrix-adorned drumhead from Experience Unlimited, one the most commercially successful go-go acts to hail from the District, and learn about the music’s distinct, rhythmic “pocket” in a nook devoted to the genre.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2016
They developed the Rhythm Pal drumhead as an educational tool; it fit on ordinary pails sold in hardware stores and helped connect a child’s experience of simply banging on a bucket to playing a drum.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016
You practice playing drums on it, because it feels a lot like playing on a real drumhead.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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