Timbrel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪmbɹəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timbrel is a noun meaning (music) An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
Meaning
(music) An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To play the timbrel.
- (transitive) To accompany with the sound of the timbrel.
Example Sentences
with timbrelled anthems
Yet there the timbrelled hymn / Rings to Osiris […]
Hence the soft couch, and many-colour'd robe, The timbrel and arch'd dome and costly feast, With all th' inventive arts that nurse the soul To forms of beauty […]
"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"
Word Forms
- timbrels
- timbreling
- timbrelling
- timbreled
- timbrelled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tambourine, tambourin, tabor, tympani, timpanum, timps.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.