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Meanings of drum skin in English

Portuguese
pele
Spanish
parches de tambor
Catalan
pedaç de tambor

Membrane stretched over the ends of a drum.

        pele
        Synonyms
        Examples for "drumhead"
        Examples for "drumhead"
        1
        The possibility of being drumhead court-martialled and shot might not be remote.
        The Coming Conquest of England
        2
        So they contended, and both were brought before the drumhead Court Martial.
        A Girl of the Commune
        3
        The blood, drying in places, drew the skin as tight as a drumhead.
        The Puppet Crown
        4
        The skin on their bellies was as tight as a drumhead.
        Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
        5
        Fo bleating lamb was sacrificed to furnish parchment for its drumhead.
        Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula
        Usage of drum skin in English
        1
        'Now, Hollenstein, old man, jump into your drumming skin!'
        Greifenstein
        2
        Soon the square was filled with noisy stumbling figures, tipping their jugs and bottles to their lips, tap dancing on the drum skins.
        The Drowned World
        3
        "I hope you noticed," he said, "that before I undid it, my bed was made as tight as a drum skin."
        Breathless
        Translations for drum skin
        Portuguese
        pele