Tabouret

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taboret \Tab"o*ret\, n. [Dim. of tabor. Cf. {Tabret}.] (Mus.)
     A small tabor. [Written also {tabouret}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Tabouret \Tab"ou*ret\, n. [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum.
     See {Tabor}.]
     1. Same as {Taboret}.
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     2. A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high
        stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a drum.
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     3. An embroidery frame. --Knight.
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     {Right of the tabouret}, the privilege of sitting on a
        tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly
        granted to certain ladies of high rank at the French
        court.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tabouret
       n : a low stool in the shape of a drum [syn: {taboret}]