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.

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

Historical Examples of tabouret

The tabouret was made for a seat, but it answered an admirable purpose for a foot-stool.
Rollo in Paris
Jacob Abbott
Suddenly his eyes fell on a tabouret that stood near his bed.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
Various
The man with the beard shot an admiring glance across the tabouret.
The Place of Honeymoons
Harold MacGrath
Every daughter of the house must sooner or later take a tabouret at Court.
The Duchesse de Langeais
Honore de Balzac
The monarch pointed to a tabouret, but the peasant did not heed the invitation.
The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin
Emilia Pardo Bazn

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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