drumhead

[ druhm-hed ]

/ ˈdrʌmˌhɛd /

noun

the membrane stretched upon a drum.

the top part of a capstan.

adjective

characteristic of a drumhead court-martial; carried out in summary fashion: a drumhead execution.

Origin of drumhead

First recorded in 1615–25; drum¹ + head

Words nearby drumhead

drum brake, drum corps, drumette, drumfire, drumfish, drumhead, drumhead court-martial, drumhead service, drum into someone's head, drum kit, drumlin

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Example sentences from the Web for drumhead

A pea on a drumhead is a restful object in comparison with Watson on that ice-hill.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
A drumhead court martial was held on the spot, and the verdict was a foregone conclusion.
The Soul of a Child|Edwin Bjorkman
Sometimes a drummer would find the drumhead greased or the snares loosened.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army|Augustus Meyers
But for British magnanimity a drumhead court-martial should have taken the place of the hospitality of the Ceylon planters.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle

The blood, drying in places, drew the skin as tight as a drumhead.
The Puppet Crown|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for drumhead

drumhead

/ (ˈdrʌmˌhɛd) /

noun

music the part of a drum that is actually struck with a stick or the hand

the head of a capstan, pierced with holes for the capstan bars

another name for eardrum

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Medical definitions for drumhead

drumhead

[ drŭm′hĕd′ ]

n.

eardrum

单词	drumhead
释义	drumhead [ druhm-hed ] / ˈdrʌmˌhɛd / noun the membrane stretched upon a drum. the top part of a capstan. adjective characteristic of a drumhead court-martial; carried out in summary fashion: a drumhead execution. Origin of drumhead First recorded in 1615–25; drum¹ + head Words nearby drumhead drum brake, drum corps, drumette, drumfire, drumfish, drumhead, drumhead court-martial, drumhead service, drum into someone's head, drum kit, drumlin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drumhead A pea on a drumhead is a restful object in comparison with Watson on that ice-hill. Chatterbox, 1906\|Various A drumhead court martial was held on the spot, and the verdict was a foregone conclusion. The Soul of a Child\|Edwin Bjorkman Sometimes a drummer would find the drumhead greased or the snares loosened. Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army\|Augustus Meyers But for British magnanimity a drumhead court-martial should have taken the place of the hospitality of the Ceylon planters. The Great Boer War\|Arthur Conan Doyle The blood, drying in places, drew the skin as tight as a drumhead. The Puppet Crown\|Harold MacGrath British Dictionary definitions for drumhead drumhead / (ˈdrʌmˌhɛd) / noun music the part of a drum that is actually struck with a stick or the hand the head of a capstan, pierced with holes for the capstan bars another name for eardrum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for drumhead drumhead [ drŭm′hĕd′ ] n. eardrum The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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