tambour

noun

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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 The tambours can easily be swapped out, no tools required. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "These Shape-Shifting Chairs Will Save You So Much Space," 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, "Drummer and composer Bill Harris on a Chicago iconoclast who can make an album feel like an epic film," 13 June 2018

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