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Timbre : (noun)
1: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice
or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano
was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken
bell summoned them to meet" [syn: timber, quality, tone]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of
wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F.
timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. Timmer.] (Com.)
A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines,
sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases
forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
timmer. [Written also timbre.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [F. timbre. See Timbre.] (Her.)
The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also timbre.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Timbre : \Tim"bre\, n.
See 1st Timber.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Timbre : \Tim"bre\, n. [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer,
sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. Timbrel.]
1. (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms.
2. (Mus.) The quality or tone distinguishing voices or
instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the
voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial
tones, under Partial.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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