From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [F. timbre. See {Timbre}.] (Her.)
The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also {timbre}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Timbre \Tim"bre\, n.
See 1st {Timber}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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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}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
timbre
n 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: {timbre},
{timber}, {quality}, {tone}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
timbre /tɛ̃bʀ/
alarm; stamp; postage stamp
From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]:
timbre
1. bell(sonorilo)
2. bell(tintilo)
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