timbrel

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T0217300 (tĭm′brəl)n. An ancient percussion instrument similar to a tambourine.

[Diminutive of Middle English timbre, drum, from Old French; see timbre.]

timbrel

(ˈtɪmbrəl) n (Instruments) chiefly Bible another word for tambourine[C16: from Old French; see timbre]

tim•brel

(ˈtɪm brəl)

n. a tambourine or similar instrument. [1490–1500; earlier timbre drum (see timbre) + -el diminutive suffix]

Thesaurus

Noun

timbrel - small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglersdrum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Translations

timbrel

timbrel:

see tambourinetambourine
, musical instrument of the percussion family, having a narrow circular frame and a single parchment drumhead, with metal plates or jingles set in the frame. The ancient Romans used it, and in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance it was used by traveling musicians and
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noun small hand drum similar to a tambourine

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