Definition: originally, a low, upholstered footstool that stood on four legs and was round on the top, like a drum (tabour in French); the shape later became rectangular, often sitting on a curule-like base, and is highly typical of Régence and Rococo styles; developed in 17th-century France, it experienced a renaissance in a plainer, non-upholstered form in the Arts & Crafts movement of the late 19th century, the term expanding to mean a stool, short side table or even cabinet of any shape
Alternate Spelling: taboret
Example: In the French court of Louis XIV, strict etiquette determined which courtiers could use a tabouret.