timbrel

[ tim-bruh l ]

/ ˈtɪm brəl /

noun

a tambourine or similar instrument.

Words nearby timbrel

timberline, timberman, timberwork, timberyard, timbre, timbrel, timbuktu, time, time after time, time and a half, time and motion study

Origin of timbrel

1490–1500; earlier timbre drum (see timbre) + -el diminutive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM timbrel

tim·breled, tim·brelled, adjectivetim·brel·ist, noun

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Examples from the Web for timbrel

Glιᵹbeam, ᵹlιpbeam (glig or glee-beam), tympanum; a timbrel or taber.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3)|Thomas Percy
Tympanum is used for a timbrel or drum, tympanidia a diminutive of it.
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations|Marcus Tullius Cicero
When he drew near the house the chorus within were still practising “Strike the Timbrel.”
Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mrs. Snagsby sounds no timbrel in anybody's ears, but holds her purpose quietly, and keeps her counsel.
Bleak House|Charles Dickens

On the external frieze are represented in stucco the seven-branched candlestick, David's harp, and Miriam's timbrel.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

British Dictionary definitions for timbrel

timbrel

/ (ˈtɪmbrəl) /

noun

mainly Bible another word for tambourine

Word Origin for timbrel

C16: from Old French; see timbre

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