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TABOURETS
Noun
tabourets
plural of tabouret
Anagrams
• obturates, outbreast
Source: Wiktionary
TABOURET
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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