tambour

tambourembroidery tambour

tam·bour

T0030100 (tăm′bo͝or′, tăm-bo͝or′)n.1. A drum or drummer.2. a. A small embroidery frame, usually made of wood or plastic, consisting of two concentric hoops between which fabric is stretched.b. Embroidery made on such a frame.3. A rolling front or top for a desk or table, consisting of narrow strips of wood glued to canvas.4. Architecture See drum.v. tam·boured, tam·bour·ing, tam·bours v.tr. To do (embroidery) on a frame consisting of two concentric hoops.v.intr. To embroider at or on such a frame.

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[Middle English, from Old French, perhaps ultimately from alteration (influenced by Arabic ṭunbūr, ṭanbūr, tambura) of Arabic *tabbūl, hypocoristic form of ṭabl, drum, or ṭubūl, plural of ṭabl; see tabla, or perhaps ultimately from alteration (influenced by Arabic ṭunbūr, ṭanbūr) of Persian tabīr, tabīra, drum; probably akin to Middle Persian tumbag, and of imitative origin.]

tambour

(ˈtæmbʊə) n1. (Tennis) real tennis the sloping buttress on one side of the receiver's end of the court2. (Knitting & Sewing) a small round embroidery frame, consisting of two concentric hoops over which the fabric is stretched while being worked3. (Knitting & Sewing) embroidered work done on such a frame4. (Furniture) a sliding door on desks, cabinets, etc, made of thin strips of wood glued side by side onto a canvas backing5. (Architecture) architect a wall that is circular in plan, esp one that supports a dome or one that is surrounded by a colonnade6. (Instruments) a drumvb (Knitting & Sewing) to embroider (fabric or a design) on a tambour[C15: from French, from tabour tabor]

tam•bour

(ˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊər)

n. 1. drum ¹ (def. 1). 2. a circular frame consisting of two interlocking hoops in which cloth is stretched for embroidering. 3. embroidery done on such a frame. 4. a flexible shutter used as a desk top or door, composed of closely set wood strips attached to a piece of cloth, the whole sliding along in grooves. 5. drum ¹ (def. 10). v.t., v.i. 6. to embroider on a tambour. [1475–85; < Middle French: drum « Arabic ṭanbūr lute < Medieval Greek pandoúra; compare bandore]

tambour

Past participle: tamboured
Gerund: tambouring

Imperative
tambour
tambour

Present
I tambour
you tambour
he/she/it tambours
we tambour
you tambour
they tambour

Preterite
I tamboured
you tamboured
he/she/it tamboured
we tamboured
you tamboured
they tamboured

Present Continuous
I am tambouring
you are tambouring
he/she/it is tambouring
we are tambouring
you are tambouring
they are tambouring

Present Perfect
I have tamboured
you have tamboured
he/she/it has tamboured
we have tamboured
you have tamboured
they have tamboured

Past Continuous
I was tambouring
you were tambouring
he/she/it was tambouring
we were tambouring
you were tambouring
they were tambouring

Past Perfect
I had tamboured
you had tamboured
he/she/it had tamboured
we had tamboured
you had tamboured
they had tamboured

Future
I will tambour
you will tambour
he/she/it will tambour
we will tambour
you will tambour
they will tambour

Future Perfect
I will have tamboured
you will have tamboured
he/she/it will have tamboured
we will have tamboured
you will have tamboured
they will have tamboured

Future Continuous
I will be tambouring
you will be tambouring
he/she/it will be tambouring
we will be tambouring
you will be tambouring
they will be tambouring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tambouring
you have been tambouring
he/she/it has been tambouring
we have been tambouring
you have been tambouring
they have been tambouring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tambouring
you will have been tambouring
he/she/it will have been tambouring
we will have been tambouring
you will have been tambouring
they will have been tambouring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tambouring
you had been tambouring
he/she/it had been tambouring
we had been tambouring
you had been tambouring
they had been tambouring

Conditional
I would tambour
you would tambour
he/she/it would tambour
we would tambour
you would tambour
they would tambour

Past Conditional
I would have tamboured
you would have tamboured
he/she/it would have tamboured
we would have tamboured
you would have tamboured
they would have tamboured

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tambour - a frame made of two hoops; used for embroideringembroidery frame, embroidery hoopframework - a structure supporting or containing something
	2.	tambour - a drumdrum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

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