Definition of tambour
1
:1drum 1
2 a
: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
