TABOURET

taboret, tabouret

(noun) a low stool in the shape of a drum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tabouret (plural tabourets)

Alternative spelling of taboret

Anagrams

• obturate

Source: Wiktionary


Tab"ou*ret, n. Etym: [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum. See Tabor.]

1. Same as Taboret.

2. A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high stool;

– so called from its resemblance to a drum.

3. An embroidery frame. Knight. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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