tabret
Americannoun
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a small tabor.
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Obsolete. a person who plays upon this instrument.
Etymology
Origin of tabret
1350–1400; Middle English taberett, equivalent to taber (variant of tabor ) + -ett -et
Example Sentences
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And the harp and the viol, and tabret and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
From What to Do? Thoughts Evoked By the Census of Moscow by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
And though she got not the five pounds from him, he put a new skin on her tabret, and fitted it with a little bell, wherewith she was satisfied.
From The Decameron, Volume II by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)
The boy sat in the basket, followed by a procession; after them again, the woman with the goats; and behind her the flute and tabret players, and another procession of gift-bringers.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
On these occasions they introduced the harp, lute, tabret, and various instruments, together with songs and dancing, and the guests were entertained nearly in the same manner as at an Egyptian feast.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
The old miracle plays were assisted by performers on the horn, the pipe, the tabret, and the flute—a full orchestra in fact.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
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