tambouret ? Obs. rare.
(ˈtæmbʊrɛt)
Also 7 tamburet.
[f. tambour + -et1: cf. tabouret.]
† 1. = tabouret 2. Obs. rare—1.
| 1658 tr. Hist. Christina A.Q. of Swedland ii. 75 The tamburet [orig. tamburetto], which is a less seat, granted usually by Queenes to Princesses of great quality, was given to the Dutchesses of Ascot, of Auray, and the Princess of Ligni. |
2. A small drum; a tabret or taborin. ? Obs.
| 1776 Hawkins Hist. Music I. ii. ix. 248 The Tympanum leve, an instrument yet known by the name of the Tambouret. 1839 Adm. Paget Autobiog. ii. (1896) 59 This stirring [Bohemian] song, accompanied..with guitars and tambourets. |