taboret

A little drum; a tabret.

Noun

  1. A little drum; a tabret.
  2. A low stool in the form of a drum.
    • 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. - 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
    • They lie upon a big dim doily draping a taboret (part of the set), beside a big hirsute begonia. - 1965, Elizabeth Bishop, Filling Station:
  3. A low stand or embroidery frame in the same shape.

Origin

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

Forms

taborets tabouret