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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