tambour
/ˈtæmbʊr/
noun
- A small drum, especially one used as a musical instrument or for signaling.
- He carried a small tambour to accompany his folk songs.
- Children in the village learned to beat the tambour for festivals.
- The musician played a lively rhythm on the tambour during the parade.
- A circular frame or cylinder used in embroidery to hold fabric taut.
- The embroiderer used a wooden tambour to keep the cloth smooth.
- He bought a new tambour for his cross-stitch project.
- She stretched the silk over the tambour before starting her needlework.
- A cylindrical or drum-shaped architectural feature, such as the base of a dome or a revolving door.
- Architects studied the tambour of the ancient temple for inspiration.
- The building's entrance had a glass tambour that rotated slowly.
- The dome rested on a tall tambour decorated with columns.
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