timbrel
(noun) small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
timbrel (plural timbrels)
An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
timbrel (third-person singular simple present timbrels, present participle timbrelling, simple past and past participle timbrelled)
(intransitive) To play the timbrel.
(transitive) To accompany with the sound of the timbrel.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tim"brel, n. Etym: [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.] (Mus.)
Definition: A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity. Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 April 2025
(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
