Defn: A man employed in placing supports of timber in a mine. Weale.
TIMBERWORK
Tim"ber*work`, n.
Defn: Work made of timbers.
TIMBRE
Tim"bre, n.
Defn: See 1st Timber.
TIMBRE Tim"bre, n. Etym: [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer, sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. Timbrel.]
1. (Her.)
Defn: The crest on a coat of arms.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.