taboret

Definition

A little drum; a tabret.

Etymology

From Old French tabouret (“a stool, pincushion, base of a pillar; literally, a little drum or tabor”), diminutive of tabour (“drum”). Compare French tambour.

Example Sentences

• "He sat close to her on a low tabouret, and as he spoke his fingers lightly touched the hair that fell a little over her forehead."
• "They lie upon a big dim doily draping a taboret (part of the set), beside a big hirsute begonia."