taboret

American  

[tab-er-it, tab-uh-ret, -ray] / 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

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Example Sentences

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taboret

The term taboret originally meant a little tabor or drum, and was therefore used to designate a small stool, the seat of which consisted of a piece of stretched leather.

From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes

A bronze lamp was in a niche in the wall and a taboret stood in the corner.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller

Classicus bowed, glanced at Junia and again at Agrippa, and made a place for Lydia on the exedra, so that he might sit on a taboret at her feet.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller

As I endeavored to pass the door, I inadvertently struck the edge of a little taboret standing in my way.

From The Mayor's Wife by Anna Katharine Green

There were divans and a little taboret or two and a framework where an awning could be raised against the sun.

From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley

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