tabaret

American  

[tab-uh-rit] / ˈtæb ə rɪt /

noun

1. a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.

2. tambour.

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tabaret British  

/ ˈtæbərɪt /

noun

1. a hard-wearing fabric of silk or similar cloth with stripes of satin or moire, used esp for upholstery

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Etymology

Origin of tabaret

First recorded in 1850–55; perhaps akin to tabby ¹

Example Sentences

The apparatus for the Hooker Impossibilities tricks consists of a small metal and glass frame, snugly holding a pack of cards, standing on a tabaret.

From Time Magazine Archive

And he would smile with stupefied infatuation, extending a right hand toward an Arabian tabaret, covered with bottles.

From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster

He says it is on the tabaret in the library.

From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Jennings hurried from the room, and a moment later Marie had found the bottle behind some ornaments on the tabaret and came back with it.

From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Then I picked up an egg where Skinski had placed it on the tabaret and started in to do something mysterious with it.

From You Can Search Me by McHugh, Hugh