tambour

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tam·bour | \ ˈtam-ˌbu̇r

, tam-ˈbu̇r \

Definition of tambour

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : drum entry 1 sense 1

2a : an embroidery frame especially : a set of two interlocking hoops between which cloth is stretched before stitching

b : embroidery made on a tambour frame

3 : a shallow metallic cup or drum with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever used to transmit and register slight motions (such as arterial pulsations)

4 : a rolling top or front (as of a rolltop desk) of narrow strips of wood glued on canvas

tambour

verb

tamboured; tambouring; tambours

Definition of tambour (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to embroider (cloth) with tambour

intransitive verb

: to work at a tambour frame

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Flexible tambour sheets wrap snuggly around the posts at the end of the bar that would have been too costly to relocate. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021 Tuttle wrapped the bar in wood tambour paneling painted Farrow & Ball Hague Blue. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021 The tambours can easily be swapped out, no tools required. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 21 Feb. 2019 This collection features eight killer tracks from the 70s and 80s, with Hassan accompanying his own soulful singing on amplified tambour-a five-string lyre-over percolating Daleeb rhythms from northern Sudan. — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 13 June 2018

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tambour

noun

tam·bour | \ ˈtam-ˌbu̇(ə)r, tam-ˈ

Medical Definition of tambour

: a shallow metallic cup or drum with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever used to transmit and register slight motions (as arterial pulsations and peristaltic contractions)