Tambour (disambiguation)
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Tambour (French language: drum, from Arabic tunbur "lute, drum", Persian tabir "drum") can refer to:
In music
- Tambour, a long drum used in Puerto Rican music
- Tambour, a snare drum used in Galician music
- Tambour (guitar technique) (or tambora), in Flamenco and classical guitar
Other uses
- Tambour (architecture), several architectural meanings
- Tambour desk, a desk with desktop drawers and pigeonholes, covered by tambour slatted shutters
- Tambour lace, a sewing technique made by stretching a fine net over a frame
- Tambour (company), an Israeli manufacturer of paint, coatings, and construction materials
- Tambour, a buttress-like feature on the hazard side of a real tennis court[1][2][3]
- Tholobate, also known as a tambour, a support for a dome[4]
See also
References
- ^ "About Real Tennis". Wellington Real Tennis Club. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Mottram, Tony (1980). Skills & Tactics of Tennis. Arco Pub. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-668-04842-2. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Morgan, Roger (1995). Tennis: The Development of the European Ball Game. Ronaldson. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-9510251-8-5. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tambour". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 388.