Tambour

''This article is about the classical architecture term "tambour".

: * For the sewing technique, see: tambour lace

: * Musical instrument: tambour (Lute)''

In classical architecture, a tambour (Fr. "drum") is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration.

The term also applies to the wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a dome, and to the drum shaped segments of a column, which is built up in several courses. The term evolved into the word for the modern tambourine.

The term also refers to a buttress-like feature in the hazard side of a real tennis court.

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