Definition of Tambour

1. Noun. A frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering.

Exact synonyms: Embroidery Frame, Embroidery Hoop
Generic synonyms: Framework

2. Noun. A drum.
Generic synonyms: Drum, Membranophone, Tympan

Definition of Tambour

1. n. A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine.

2. v. t. To embroider on a tambour.

Definition of Tambour

1. Noun. (obsolete) drum ¹

2. Noun. a circular frame for embroidery ¹

3. Noun. (architecture) the capital of a Corinthian column ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tambour

1. to embroider on a round wooden frame [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Tambour

1. 1. 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. Same as Drum. 4. 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. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tambour

tamarugite
tamasha
tamashas
tambac
tambacs
tambak
tambaks
tambala
tambalas
tamber
tambers
tambon
tamborine
tambou
tambour (current term)
tambour sound
tamboura
tambouras
tamboured
tambourer
tambourers
tambourin
tambourine
tambourinelike
tambourines
tambouring
tambourinist
tambourinists
tambourins

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