tambour


2tambour

verb

Definition of TAMBOUR

transitive verb
: to embroider (cloth) with tambour
intransitive verb
: to work at a tambour frame
tam·bour·er noun

First Known Use of TAMBOUR

1774

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, wrought

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