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- [tam-boo r, tam-boo r]
- /ˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊər/
- /ˈtæmbʊə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tam-boo r, tam-boo r]
- /ˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊər/
Definitions of tambour word
- noun tambour Music. a drum. 1
- noun tambour a drum player. 1
- noun tambour Also called tabaret. a circular frame consisting of two hoops, one fitting within the other, in which cloth is stretched for embroidering. 1
- noun tambour embroidery done on such a frame. 1
- noun tambour Furniture. a flexible shutter used as a desk top or in place of a door, composed of a number of closely set wood strips attached to a piece of cloth, the whole sliding in grooves along the sides or at the top and bottom. 1
- noun tambour Architecture. drum1 (def 10). 1
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Origin of tambour
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle French: drum ≪ Arabic tanbūr lute < Medieval Greek pandoúra; cf. bandore
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Parts of speech for Tambour
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tambour popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tambour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tambour
- how to make a tambour door?
- how to do tambour embroidery?
- what is a tambour unit?
- what does tambour mean?
- what is a tambour door?
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