Tambour
From LoveToKnow 1911
TAMBOUR (Fr. for "drum"), the term in architecture given to the inverted bell of a Corinthian capital round which were carved the acanthus leaves decorating it: applied also to the wall of a circular structure, ...
tambour - a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
embroidery frame, embroidery hoop
framework - a structure supporting or containing something ...
Tambour:
A vertical implementation of a roll-top desk's flexible drawdown cover made of "tambours," which is made up of a succession of narrow strips of flat wood glued to a stiff backing such as canvas.
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(3) A parapet crossing the covert-way, situated opposite the salient angle of the works and near to the places of arms, used to prevent enfilade fire.(4) Traverses were also built in a caponier, and were known as tambours.
 See also: Architecture, Frame, Drum, Member, Fixed
  
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