(n) metal drum used in state ceremonies, See Also: ceremonial kettledrum, Example:เจ้าพนักงานประโคมฆ้องชัย สังข์ แตร มโหระทึก และดุริยางค์, Unit:ใบ, ลูก, Thai Definition:กลองโลหะชนิดหนึ่งของชนชาติที่อยู่ตอนใต้ประเทศจีน ใช้ตีเป็นสัญญาณและประโคม
n. 1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it, Syn. tympani, tympanum, timpani, kettledrum