timber, timbre

timber, timbre
These "look-alikes" have different origins and meanings. Timber, from Old English, means wood as a building material (lumber) and wooded land: "We collected enough timber to build a small shed." "That is a thriving stand of timber." Timbre, from a Greek word meaning "drum," refers to the quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of identical pitch and volume: "This singer's voice has unusual range and timbre."

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  • timbre — 1. (tin br ) s. m. 1°   Timbre d un tambour, corde à boyau tendue en double sur le fond inférieur d un tambour pour le faire mieux résonner. •   Il vaut mieux voir des broches que des piques, des marmites que des timbres, et tous les ustensiles… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • timbre — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timber — Tim ber, n. [F. timbre. See {Timbre}.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also {timbre}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • timbre — Timber Tim ber, n. [F. timbre. See {Timbre}.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also {timbre}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timber (disambiguation) — Timber may refer to:* Lumber, i.e. wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Oregon * Timber (arcade game), a 1984 arcade game by Bally Midway * An alternative spelling for Timbre (the quality of a musical… …   Wikipedia

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