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timbrel
[ tim-bruhl ]
noun
- a tambourine or similar instrument.
timbrel
/ ˈtɪmbrəl /
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Other Words From
- timbreled timbrelled adjective
- timbrel·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of timbrel1
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Example Sentences
All last night you were absent from your post, passing the wine cup, striking the timbrel—what do I know or care?
The timbrel her father once gave her, on which she has often played to delight him, is tuned to a chant of triumph.
When they passed the Red Sea, Miriam and the maidens danced in chorus with singing and the beating of the timbrel (tambour).
It's a bit Biblical, and has a sort of 'sound the loud timbrel' flavor.
It is his own daughter, his only child, going out to meet him with the timbrel and with dances.
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