taboret

English

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæbəɹɛt/

Noun

taboret (plural taborets)

  1. A low stool in the form of a drum.
    • 1965: "Filling Station" by Elizabeth Bishop
      They lie
      upon a big dim doily
      draping a taboret
      (part of the set), beside
      a big hirsute begonia.
  2. A low stand or embroidery frame in the same shape.

Quotations

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Translations

Further reading

  • taboret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • taboret in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • taboret at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈbɔ.rɛt/
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Noun

taboret m inan

  1. stool, a piece of furniture for sitting without a backrest
  2. (slang, derogatory) motor scooter

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Synonyms

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