1. a circular frame used to hold fabric taut while embroidering
2. a small drum, especially one used in folk music
3. a cylindrical wall or structure, especially one supporting a dome
Usage: architecture

Examples

• She stretched the fabric tight in the tambour before beginning her cross-stitch.
• The embroidery tambour kept the material perfectly flat while she worked.
• He played a lively rhythm on his tambour during the folk dance.
• The musician’s tambour added percussion to the acoustic set.
• The cathedral’s dome rested on an ornate stone tambour.
• Architects designed the tambour to distribute the dome’s weight evenly.