tambour
tambour · tambours · tamboured · tambouring
To embroider on a tambourTo embroider on a tambour (circular frame).
/ˈtæmbʊə(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 sensesTo embroider on a tambour (circular frame).
Origin
Borrowed from French tambour (“drum”), from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), from the Middle PersBorrowed from French tambour (“drum”), from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), from the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). Doublet of tabor and tanbur. Compare Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), and tabla.
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Forms
tambours, tambouring, tamboured, tambouredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle