Definition of tambour
1 : 1drum 1
2a : an embroidery frame; especially : a set of two interlocking hoops between which cloth is stretched before stitchingb : 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
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Origin and Etymology of tambour
Middle French, drum, from Arabic ṭanbūr, modification of Persian tabīr
tambour
Definition of tambour
transitive verb
: to embroider (cloth) with tambour
intransitive verb
: to work at a tambour frame
tambourer
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tambour
playMedical 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)
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