taboret

or tab·ou·ret

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

noun

a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.

a frame for embroidery.

a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies.

a small tabor.

Nearby words

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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Examples from the Web for tabouret

Gaston de Stainville sat on a tabouret at a respectful distance.
Petticoat Rule|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The bearded man extinguished his cigarette and rose, laying a carte-de-visite on the tabouret.
The Place of Honeymoons|Harold MacGrath
Near the bed stands a tabouret with a bottle of water, a crystal cup, and different kinds of medicine on it.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
Odalie herself sat down to rest for one moment on the befrilled block of wood which she complimented by calling a tabouret.
The Story of Old Fort Loudon|Charles Egbert Craddock

Stools I had, easily made, and one large round of a tree for my table, like an Eastern tabouret.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

British Dictionary definitions for tabouret

taboret

tabouret

noun

a low stool, originally in the shape of a drum

a frame, usually round, for stretching out cloth while it is being embroidered

Also called: taborin, tabourin (ˈtæbərɪn) a small tabor

Word Origin for taboret

C17: from French tabouret, diminutive of tabor

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