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• n  a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
• n  a drum

• Knox was deadly in putting the ball into the dedans and grille, often hitting the tambour, a jutting buttress off which the ball caroms almost parallel to the net.
• At Luxor, Egypt, all travelers who pay may hear a fat sleek native gentleman mumble and whistle and beat a tambour.
• Her favorite piece of furniture is the tambour desk in the East Sitting Hall, part of the private family quarters.

• embroidery frame
• embroidery hoop

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• When you had to go, you didn't have to go far
  Cowles Syndicate Inc. This George III mahogany piece is a commode, not a table. It was made in the 18th century to hold the necessary nighttime "toilet" equipment behind tambour doors. It sold for $950 at a New Orleans Auction Galleries sale in October 2012.
  July 18, 2013 - Everett Herald