Timbre
Pronunciation : Tim"bre
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: See 1st Timber.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tim"bre
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer, sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. Timbrel.]
Definition : 1. (Her.)
Defn: The crest on a coat of arms.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913