Tab"ou*ret (?), n. [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum. See Tabor.]
1.
Same as Taboret.
2.
A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a drum.
3.
An embroidery frame.
Knight.
Right of the tabouret, the privilege of sitting on a tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly granted to certain ladies of high rank at the French court.
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