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Kettledrum \Ket"tle*drum`\ (-dr[u^]m`), n.
1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a
hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the
mouth of it.
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Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial
music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to
orchestras, where they are called {tympani}.
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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.
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Tympano \Tym"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Tympani}. [It. timpano. See
{Tympanum}.] (Mus.)
A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the
kettledrums of an orchestra. See {Kettledrum}. [Written also
{timpano}.]
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