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Definition of Tambour
1. Noun. A frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering.
2. Noun. A drum.
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.
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