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

Stopped by a thought, she indicated an ebony cigarette outfit that topped a tabaret near his chair.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel

Lettice withdrew her hand quickly, and, when her wraps were removed, allowed herself to be perched on a tabaret, where her mother said she was safe from harming or being harmed.

From Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah

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

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