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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They did not march ahead of their beloveds waving a crook as wand of office or appealing to the esthetic sides of their ideal followers with a tabret and pipe.
From Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac by Seton, Ernest Thompson
But no tabret have I: wherefore choose which of these others you will have.
From The Decameron, Volume II by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)
He hath made me a bye-word of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 by Richardson, Samuel
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
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)
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