Tim"brel (?), n. [Dim. of OE. timbre,
OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. &?; a kettledrum,
but influenced perhaps by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a
drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.]
(Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the
highest antiquity.
Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Ex. xv. 20.
Tim"brel (?), n. [Dim. of OE. timbre,
OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. &?; a kettledrum,
but influenced perhaps by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a
drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.]
(Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the
highest antiquity.
Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Ex. xv. 20.
