Thesaurus: tympan

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1. n. A drum.
2. n. A panel; a tympanum.
3. n. A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed.
4. n. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
5. 1. A drum. [Obs.] 2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum. 3. (Print.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed. Tympan sheet (Print.), a sheet of paper of the same size as that to be printed, pasted on the tympan, and serving as a guide in laying the sheets evenly for printing. W. Savage.
6. n a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end