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

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taboret

An inlaid Oriental taboret, on which were a gold cigarette-case and ash-tray, stood beside her on the red-tiled floor.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

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

His eldest son, a boy of fourteen years, played on the taboret and was almost as grave and silent as he.

From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

Drawing a small taboret to the side of Kirkwood's chair, he placed thereon a tray, deferentially imparting the information that "Missis 'Allam 'ad thought 'ow as Mister Kirkwood might care for a bit of supper."

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

He found a taboret for himself, and as he put it down at her feet, he saw Nechutes fling himself into a chair and scowl blackly at the nomarch's daughter.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth