n. [ Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. &unr_; a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal. ] (Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Sung to the sound of the timbrel. “In vain with timbreled anthems dark.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]