Tāb'qu-rēt, n.
(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. tabouret, diminutive of O. Fr. tabor, tabour, a drum; Sp. taborete; — so called from its resemblance to a drum. See TABOR.]
Sense 1. A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed; a stool.
Sense 2. An embroidery frame. Simmonds.
Right of the tabouret, the privilege of sitting on a tabouret in the presence of the sovereign, formerly granted to certain distinguished personages, especially ladies of high rank, at the French court.