kettledrum
Kelime Anlamı :
1. kös.
2. orkestra davulu.
3. timbal.
4. büyük orkestra davulu.
5. davul.
6. altı bakır veya pirinç.
7. kazan şeklindeki büyük orkestra davulu.
8. (isim) büyük orkestra davulu.
9. i., müz. timbal.
10. darbukacı.
Tanımlar :
1.
A large copper or brass hemispherical drum with a parchment head that can be tuned by adjusting the tension.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
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.
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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to drum (on the kettledrum); sound like a kettledrum.
2. A musical instrument used in military bands and in orchestras, consisting of a hollow brass hemisphere from 24 to 30 inches in diameter, over which is stretched a head of parchment.
3. A fashionable afternoon entertainment given by a woman chiefly to women. it is less formal than an evening party, and the ladyguests generally wear bonnets. also drum.
2. A musical instrument used in military bands and in orchestras, consisting of a hollow brass hemisphere from 24 to 30 inches in diameter, over which is stretched a head of parchment.
3. A fashionable afternoon entertainment given by a woman chiefly to women. it is less formal than an evening party, and the ladyguests generally wear bonnets. also drum.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia