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† ˈtimbester Obs. [app. for timberster or timbrester, f. timbre v.1 + -ster: cf. timbrer.] A female performer on the timbrel.? a 1366 Chaucer Rom. Rose 769 Ther was many a timbestere [F. tymberresses]... The timbres up ful sotilly They caste, and henten [hem] ful ofte Upon a finger faire and softe. ...
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timbre
▪ I. † timbre, n.1 Obs. (ˈtɪmbə(r)) Also 4–5 tymbre, tymber (5 -yr(e, -ere), 5–6 Sc. tymmer (8 timber). [a. OF. timbre (12th c. in Hatz.-Darm.):—*timbne:—late pop.L. *timbano, for L. tympanum, a. Gr. τύµπανον timbrel, kettledrum. In OF. timbre was used in 13th c., and in ME. by Wyclif, to render L. ...
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