timbrelled

adjective

tim·​brelled -ld 

: played upon or accompanied with a timbrel

there the timbrelled hymn rings to Osiris

—W. L. Bowles

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of obsolete English timbrel to play upon or accompany with a timbrel, from English timbrel, noun

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