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taboret

/ˈtæbəɹɛt/

taboret noun: a little drum; a tabret.

Noun

taboret (plural taborets)

  1. A little drum; a tabret.
  2. A low stool in the form of a drum.
    • He sat close to her on a low tabouret, and as he spoke his fingers lightly touched the hair that fell a little over her forehead.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening
    • They lie
      upon a big dim doily
      draping a taboret
      (part of the set), beside
      a big hirsute begonia.1965, Elizabeth Bishop, Filling Station
  3. A low stand or embroidery frame in the same shape.

Forms of taboret

pluraltaborets
alternative formtabouret

Origin of taboret

From Old French tabouret (“a stool, pincushion, base of a pillar; literally, a little drum or tabor”), diminutive of tabour (“drum”). Compare French tambour.

Questions about taboret

What does taboret mean?
Taboret means a little drum; a tabret.
What part of speech is taboret?
Taboret is a noun.
How do you pronounce taboret?
Taboret is pronounced /ˈtæbəɹɛt/.
What is the plural of taboret?
The plural of taboret is taborets.

Words near taboret in the dictionary

  1. Taborda
  2. Tabordas
  3. tabored
  4. taborer
  5. taborers
  6. taboret
  7. taborets
  8. Taboric
  9. taborine
  10. taborines
  11. taboring

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