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Tambour
see synonyms of tambourNoun
2. tambour
a drum
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Tambour
see synonyms of tambournoun
1. real tennis
the sloping buttress on one side of the receiver's end of the court
2.
a small round embroidery frame, consisting of two concentric hoops over which the fabric is stretched while being worked
3.
embroidered work done on such a frame
4.
a sliding door on desks, cabinets, etc, made of thin strips of wood glued side by side onto a canvas backing
5. architecture
a wall that is circular in plan, esp one that supports a dome or one that is surrounded by a colonnade
6.
a drum
verb
7.
to embroider (fabric or a design) on a tambour
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Tambour
see synonyms of tambour noun
1.
a drum
2.
a.
an embroidery frame of two closely fitting, concentric hoops that hold the cloth stretched between them
b.
embroidery worked on such a frame
3. US
a door, panel, etc., as in a cabinet, consisting of narrow, wooden slats glued to a flexible base, as canvas, that slides in grooves, as around curves
verb transitive, verb intransitive
4.
to embroider on a tambour
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Tambour
see synonyms of tambourn.
1. A drum or drummer.
2.
a. A small embroidery frame, usually made of wood or plastic, consisting of two concentric hoops between which fabric is stretched.
b. Embroidery made on such a frame.
3. A rolling front or top for a desk or table, consisting of narrow strips of wood glued to canvas.
v. tam·boured, tam·bour·ing, tam·bours
v.tr.
To do (embroidery) on a frame consisting of two concentric hoops.
v.intr.
To embroider at or on such a frame.
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