taboret

American  

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

Example Sentences

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 Miller, Elizabeth

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 Green, Anna Katharine

He put the violets and jonquils on the taboret beside the couch, and threw himself down, with a long sigh, covering himself with a Roman blanket.

From The Troll Garden and Selected Stories by Cather, Willa Sibert

Upon a taboret beside her stood a box of bonbons, the contents of which she occasionally nibbled as she turned the pages of her novel.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

She put up one of the mattings by a pull at a cord, and sat down on a taboret.

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