Tambour (disambiguation) — Tambour (French language: drum ) can refer to:* For a classical architecture term, see tambour * For the sewing technique, see tambour lace * For the American Tambor Class Submarine, see Tambor class submarine * Furniture: tambour desk and… … Wikipedia
desk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. escritoire, secretary, lectern, counter; bureau. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A piece of furniture] Syn. secretary, worktable, writing desk, writing table, drafting table, escritoire, bureau … English dictionary for students
tambour — /tam boor, tam boor /, n. 1. Music. a drum. 2. a drum player. 3. Also called tabaret. a circular frame consisting of two hoops, one fitting within the other, in which cloth is stretched for embroidering. 4. embroidery done on such a frame. 5.… … Universalium
tambour — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, drum, from Arabic ṭanbūr, modification of Persian tabīr Date: 15th century 1. drum I,1 2. a. an embroidery frame; especially a set of two interlocking hoops between which cloth is stretched before stitching b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tambour — /ˈtæmbʊə/ (say tamboouh) noun 1. a drum. 2. a circular frame consisting of two hoops, one fitting within the other, in which cloth is stretched for embroidering. 3. embroidery done on this. 4. a vestibule in a church porch. 5. Royal Tennis a… …
tambour — tam•bour [[t]ˈtæm bʊər, tæmˈbʊər[/t]] n. 1) mad drum I, 1) 2) clo a circular frame consisting of two interlocking hoops in which cloth is stretched for embroidering 3) clo embroidery done on such a frame 4) fur a flexible shutter used as a desk… … From formal English to slang
Rolltop desk — A rolltop desk is a 19th century reworking of the pedestal desk with, in addition, a series of stacked compartments, shelves, drawers and nooks in front of the user, much like the Bureau a gradin or the Carlton house desk. In contrast to these… … Wikipedia
List of desk forms and types — Any list of desk forms and types encountered in the modern office or home, and in antique stores, is incomplete and contradictory given the variations in the naming of desks, as a simple lookup in two or three of the reference books below will… … Wikipedia
rolltop desk — ▪ furniture desk with a sliding roll top, or tambour, that encloses the working surface of the upper part and can be locked. The portion of the desk that gives the form its name is constructed of narrow slats of wood glued to some flexible… … Universalium
cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood. * * * … Universalium
