Associations to the word «Tambour»
Noun
Adjective
| 1 |
Wiktionary
TAMBOUR, noun. (obsolete) drum
TAMBOUR, noun. A circular frame for embroidery
TAMBOUR, noun. (architecture) the capital of a Corinthian column
TAMBOUR, noun. (military) A work usually in the form of a redan, to enclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.
TAMBOUR, noun. (biology) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by a rubber tube and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.
Dictionary definition
TAMBOUR, noun. A frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering.
TAMBOUR, noun. A drum.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.