Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A low stool.
- noun A low table or cabinet.
- noun An embroidery frame.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small tabor.
- noun A seat for one person; especially, a seat without back or arms, or with a very low back, as an ottoman.
- noun A frame for embroidery.
- noun A needle-case.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A small tabor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A low
stool in the form of adrum . - noun A low
stand orembroidery frame in the same shape.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a low stool in the shape of a drum
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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_ The term taboret originally meant a little tabor or drum, and was therefore used to designate a small stool, the seat of which consisted of a piece of stretched leather.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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The taboret is a little drawer unit that sits to the right of me me when I’m painting in oil in the studio.
Archive 2008-01-01 James Gurney 2008
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The second item is a taboret that my father, a wonderful woodworker, made for me just last year.
The Old Drawing Table James Gurney 2010
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Jim's book, at once encyclopedic and anecdotal, belongs beside the taboret of every narrative painter.
Why I Wrote Imaginative Realism James Gurney 2009
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The drawing table to our left has an adjacent taboret with inks.
Milton Caniff's Studio James Gurney 2009
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The Boby Cart, or taboret, is an iconic mobile storage unit.
Archive 2009-02-01 lavardera 2009
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The Boby Cart, or taboret, is an iconic mobile storage unit.
boby cart, design joe colombo lavardera 2009
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For a palette I use a disposable palette on top of a taboret.
Palette Arrangements James Gurney 2008
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Many artists work on a tabletop or taboret-mounted palette instead of a hand-held palette.
Archive 2008-06-01 James Gurney 2008
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Many artists work on a tabletop or taboret-mounted palette instead of a hand-held palette.
Palette Arrangements James Gurney 2008
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