Tambour
TAMBOUR (Fr. for " drum " ), the term in architecture given to the inverted bell of a Corinthian capital round which were carved the acanthus leaves decorating it: applied also to the wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a dome; and to the drum of a column which is built in several courses.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
