TAMBOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tambour mean? 

• TAMBOUR (noun)
  The noun TAMBOUR has 2 senses:

1. a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering

2. a drum

  Familiarity information: TAMBOUR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAMBOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

embroidery frame; embroidery hoop; tambour

Hypernyms ("tambour" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tambour" is a kind of...):

drum; membranophone; tympan (a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end)

 Context examples 

Mrs. Grant and her tambour frame were not without their use: it was all in harmony; and as everything will turn to account when love is once set going, even the sandwich tray, and Dr.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)