taboret
Americannoun
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a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
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a frame for embroidery.
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a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies.
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a small tabor.
noun
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a low stool, originally in the shape of a drum
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a frame, usually round, for stretching out cloth while it is being embroidered
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Also called: taborin. tabourin. a small tabor
Etymology
Origin of taboret
First recorded in 1650–60, taboret is from the French word tabouret literally, small drum. See tabor, -et
Example Sentences
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She was lying in her steamer chair on the veranda of her house at the time; and by her side, on a taboret, stood a glass of water.
From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen
Moreover, if when three pairs of a six-sided taboret are together, the other three joints do not fit exactly, they can then be refitted.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
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 Noyes, William
She carried her taboret in her hand, and came slowly towards me.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James
On a taboret at her right was Seti, the little prince.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth
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