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Definition of Tambour

Tambour
Tambour Tam"bour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tamboured; p. pr. & vb. n. Tambouring.] To embroider on a tambour.
Tambour
Tambour Tam"bour, n. 1. (Mus.) A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine. 2. A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work. 3. (Arch.) Same as Drum, n., 2 (d) . 4. (Fort.) A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade. 5. (Physiol.) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.

Meaning of Tambour from wikipedia

- In cl****ical architecture, a tambour (Fr.: "drum") is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration...
- Tambour (French language: drum, from Arabic tunbur "lute, drum", Persian tabir "drum") can refer to: Tambour, a long drum used in the Puerto Rican music...
- A tambour desk is a desk with desktop-based drawers and pigeonholes, in a way resembling bureau à gradin. The small drawers and nooks are covered, when...
- Tambour (Hebrew: טמבור‎) is an Israeli company engaged in the manufacture of paint, coatings and advanced construction materials. The company was founded...
- Tambour lace refers to a family of lace made by stretching a fine net over a frame (the eponymous Tambour, from the French for drum) and creating a chain...
- Anna Tambour is an author of satire, fable and other strange and hard-to-categorize fiction and poetry. Her novel Crandolin was shortlisted for the 2013...
- Militäre-Trommel in German, a Tambor in Spanish, a Tamboer in Dutch or a Tambour Militaire or Tambour D'ordonannce in French, or uncommonly a Street Drum in English...
- A tabor, tabret, (Welsh: Tabwrdd), Tambour De Provence, or Tambourin (Provencal) is a portable snare drum typically pla**** either with one hand or with...
- A tambour door can be an up-and-over or side closing-opening door, which can consist of narrow or wider horizontal slats and "rolls" up and down, or to...
- Tambour (also called tambor, tamboro or tambora, written in music as tamb.), is a technique in Flamenco guitar and cl****ical guitar that emulates the...
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