kettledrum

3 definitions found

kettledrum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kettledrum \Ket"tle*drum`\ (-dr[u^]m`), n.
     1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a
        hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the
        mouth of it.
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     Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial
           music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to
           orchestras, where they are called tympani.
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     2. An informal social party at which a light collation is
        offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf.
        Drum, n., 4 and 5.
        [1913 Webster]

kettledrum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kettledrum
      n 1: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
           with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
           on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani,
           timpani]

kettledrum - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "kettledrum":
     bongo drum, conga, drum, drumhead, drumskin, drumstick, jazz stick,
     kettle, membranophone, side drum, snare, snare drum, tabor,
     taboret, tabret, tam-tam, tambourine, tenor drum, timbrel, timpani,
     tom-tom, troll-drum, tymp stick, tympan, tympanon, tympanum,
     war drum