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

Quotations

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Further reading

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tabouret.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈbɔ.rɛt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɛt
  • Syllabification: ta‧bo‧ret

Noun

taboret m inan

  1. stool, a piece of furniture for sitting without a backrest
    Synonym: stołek
  2. (slang, derogatory) motor scooter
    Synonyms: skuter, kibel

Declension

Further reading

  • taboret in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • taboret in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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