taboret
or tab·ou·ret
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.
Origin of taboret
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How to use taboret in a sentence
He sat close to her on a low tabouret, and as he spoke his fingers lightly touched the hair that fell a little over her forehead.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinEdna was sitting on the tabouret, idly brushing the tips of a feather duster along the carpet when he came in again.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe two daughters went over to the tea tabouret, where a matronly maid was busying with the service.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathThat the dark-haired girl at the tea tabouret was equally charming did not stir the watcher.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathIn his office is a beautiful tabouret made by a "wild boy" within a year after he had been brought in kicking and screaming.
The Old World in the New | Edward Alsworth Ross
British Dictionary definitions for taboret
tabouret
/ (ˈtæbərɪt) /
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
Origin of taboret
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