taboret

or tab·ou·ret

[ tab-er-it, tab-uh-ret, -rey ]

noun

1. a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
2. a frame for embroidery.
3. a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies.
4. a small tabor.

taboret

/ ˈtæbərɪt /

noun

1. a low stool, originally in the shape of a drum
2. a frame, usually round, for stretching out cloth while it is being embroidered
3. Also calledtaborintabourinˈtæbərɪn a small tabor

Word History and Origins

Origin of taboret¹

First recorded in 1650–60, taboret is from the French word tabouret literally, small drum. See tabor, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of taboret¹

C17: from French tabouret, diminutive of tabor

Example Sentences

His eldest son, a boy of fourteen years, played on the taboret and was almost as grave and silent as he.

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She put up one of the mattings by a pull at a cord, and sat down on a taboret.

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The colored butler passed coffee and cigars and green chartreuse, and when Wheaton declined a cigar, Mabel brought him a cigarette from the taboret from which "The Men" were helped to such trifles.

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She was lying in her steamer chair on the veranda of her house at the time; and by her side, on a taboret, stood a glass of water.

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Three determined pairs of hands intercepted his bold attempt to safely caché a small taboret, a large embroidered doyley, a satin chair cushion, a cut glass scent bottle and a Japanese vase.

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