Meanings
plural taborets · alternative tabouret
- A little drum; a tabret.
- A low stool in the form of a drum.
They lie upon a big dim doily draping a taboret (part of the set), beside a big hirsute begonia.
1965, Elizabeth Bishop, Filling Station1 more example
He sat close to her on a low tabouret, and as he spoke his fingers lightly touched the hair that fell a little over her forehead.
1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening - A low stand or embroidery frame in the same shape.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchtabouret“a stool, pincushion, base of a pillar; literally, a little drum or tabor”
- Englishtaboret
From Old French tabouret (“a stool, pincushion, base of a pillar; literally, a little drum or tabor”), diminutive of tabour (“drum”). Compare French tambour.
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Bulgarian табуре́тка, герге́ф
- табуре́тка (taburétka)a low stool
- герге́ф (gergéf)embroidery frame
Czech taburet
- tabureta low stool
Finnish taburetti, ompelukehikko
- taburettia low stool
- ompelukehikkoembroidery frame
- ompelukehysembroidery frame
Hungarian zsámoly, hímzőráma
- zsámolya low stool
- hímzőrámaembroidery frame
- hímzőkeretembroidery frame
Polish taboret
- taboreta low stool
Russian табуре́т, табуре́тка
- табуре́т (taburét)a low stool
- табуре́тка (taburétka)a low stool
Spanish taburete
- taburetea low stool
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Cite this entry
taboret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taboret
“taboret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taboret. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taboret,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taboret.
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