tam|bou|rine

tam|bou|rine
tam|bou|rine «TAM buh REEN», noun.
1. a small, shallow drum with only one head, and metal disks around the sides, played by shaking it or by striking it with the knuckles; timbrel: »

The banjos rattled, and the tambourines Jing-jing-jingled in the hands of Queens (Vachel Lindsay).

2. an African pigeon with a resonant call.
[apparently < French tambourin; see etym. under tambourin (Cf.tambourin)]

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  • tam·bou·rine — /ˌtæmbəˈriːn/ noun, pl rines [count] : a small musical instrument that is held in one hand and played by shaking or hitting it with the other hand …   Useful english dictionary

  • bou — ba·bou·vism; ba·bou·vist; bam·bou·la; bou·chal; bou·charde; bou·ché; bou·chée; bou·che·rie; bou·chon; bou·clé; bou·din; bou·di·nage; bou·doir; bou·et; bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bou·gar; bou·get; bou·gie; bou·gi·nage; bou·guer s; bou·in …   English syllables

  • tam — ban·tam·ize; bim·li·pa·tam; cap·ro·lac·tam; ce·vi·tam·ic; chit·tam; con·tam·i·nant; con·tam·i·na·tion; con·tam·i·na·tive; con·tam·i·na·tor; es·tam·page; es·tam·pie; glu·tam·ic; gua·tam·bu; hep·tam·e·ter; hip·po·po·tam·ic; in·con·tam·i·na·ble;… …   English syllables

  • rine — ac·a·rine; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; ace·to·py·rine; ad·ven·tu·rine; aero·ma·rine; ami·do·py·rine; ami·no·py·rine; an·ti·py·rine; an·ti·sub·ma·rine; aq·ua·ma·rine; ban·jo·rine; be·bee·rine; bo·rine; cab·a·rine; cal·ca·rine; cap·rine; ce·rine;… …   English syllables

  • tambourine — tam·bou·rine …   English syllables

  • tambourine — tam|bou|rine [ˌtæmbəˈri:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: tambourin, from tambour drum , from Arabic tanbur] a circular musical instrument consisting of a frame covered with skin or plastic and small pieces of metal that hang around… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tambourine — tam|bou|rine [ ,tæmbə rin ] noun count a musical instrument that you shake or hit with your hand, consisting of a round frame with a skin stretched over it and small pieces of metal around the edge …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tambourine — tam•bou•rine [[t]ˌtæm bəˈrin[/t]] n. mad a small drum having a circular frame with several pairs of metal jingles attached, played by striking with the knuckles and shaking • Etymology: 1570–80; earlier tamboryne < MD tamborijn small drum < …   From formal English to slang

  • ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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