tambour

A drum or drummer.

A small embroidery frame, usually made of wood or plastic, consisting of two concentric hoops between which fabric is stretched.

Embroidery made on such a frame.

A rolling front or top for a desk or table, consisting of narrow strips of wood glued to canvas.

To do (embroidery) on a frame consisting of two concentric hoops.

To embroider at or on such a frame.

An instrument for recording pulsations, consisting of a membrane stretched over a drum-like cylinder, or a ring, to which is attached a recording-needle.

To decorate with needlework, as a piece of silk, muslin, or other stuff which has previously been strained on a tambour-frame to receive embroidery.