Timbrelled

Timbrelled
Timbreled Tim"breled, Timbrelled Tim"brelled, a. Sung to the sound of the timbrel. ``In vain with timbreled anthems dark.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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  • timbrelled — ld adjective Etymology: from past participle of obsolete English timbrel to play upon or accompany with a timbrel, from English timbrel, n. : played upon or accompanied with a timbrel there the timbrelled hymn rings to Osiris W.L.Bowles …   Useful english dictionary

  • timbrelled — adjective see timbrel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • timbrelled — tim·brelled …   English syllables

  • Timbreled — Tim breled, Timbrelled Tim brelled, a. Sung to the sound of the timbrel. In vain with timbreled anthems dark. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • timbrel — noun Etymology: diminutive of obsolete English timbre small drum, tambourine, from Middle English, from Anglo French, drum Date: circa 1520 a small hand drum or tambourine • timbrelled adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • timbrel — timbreled, timbrelled, adj. timbrelist, n. /tim breuhl/, n. a tambourine or similar instrument. [1490 1500; earlier timbre drum (see TIMBRE) + el dim. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

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