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Definition of drumhead in English: drumheadnoun ˈdrʌmhɛdˈdrəmˌhɛd 1The membrane or skin of a drum. Example sentencesExamples - He moved my hands and made the sticks pound against the drumheads and beat out a rhythm.
- The goatskin drumhead is hit by a wooden stick with a curved end.
- Some are large calabashes (a type of gourd) with leather drumheads and are played with the hands.
- A bass drumhead carries bold circled lettering that reads: ‘Smith Jubilee Choir, Band and Orchestra, Season 1899-1900.’
- The old building previously housed the Frederick Bauer drumhead collection, which has since been set up in the corridor.
- In the normally tradition-bound world of musical instruments, synthetic drumheads took over in an amazingly short time.
- This type of vinyl floor, being perimeter bonded, will now contract slightly, tightening like a drumhead over the next 24 to 48 hours.
2A winter cabbage of a flat-topped variety. Example sentencesExamples - The lowest figure was obtained for a piece of drumhead cabbage.
3historical The circular top of a ship's capstan, with holes into which bars are placed to turn it.
adjectiveˈdrʌmhɛdˈdrəmˌhɛd attributive Carried out by or as if by an army in the field; improvised or summary. Example sentencesExamples - They also failed to give live coverage to yesterday's drumhead service attended by 6,000 Royal Navy veterans and hosted by Brian Hanrahan and Kate Adie.
- He was indicted and faced a drumhead trial.
- In any event, the image of military tribunals as drumhead courts manned by stony-faced officers ready to convict regardless of the evidence is a fantasy.
- I should have liked to have seen the drumhead ceremony in Portsmouth today.
- Such a drumhead proceeding could result in a death sentence, with no right of appeal.
- And that is not something that can be accomplished by some drumhead tribunal in some naval base.
- He was returning home to Danbury late one night when he was confronted by an armed band, placed under arrest, and subjected to a drumhead trial.
- He has at least publicly favoured proper trials over drumhead tribunals.
- Another of the officers at the drumhead court, the first lieutenant is also the second in command of the ship.
- The hearing had all the trappings of a drumhead proceeding, held only for the purpose of publicly scapegoating workers and supervisors.
Definition of drumhead in US English: drumheadnounˈdrəmˌhedˈdrəmˌhɛd 1The membrane or skin of a drum. Example sentencesExamples - In the normally tradition-bound world of musical instruments, synthetic drumheads took over in an amazingly short time.
- He moved my hands and made the sticks pound against the drumheads and beat out a rhythm.
- Some are large calabashes (a type of gourd) with leather drumheads and are played with the hands.
- The goatskin drumhead is hit by a wooden stick with a curved end.
- A bass drumhead carries bold circled lettering that reads: ‘Smith Jubilee Choir, Band and Orchestra, Season 1899-1900.’
- This type of vinyl floor, being perimeter bonded, will now contract slightly, tightening like a drumhead over the next 24 to 48 hours.
- The old building previously housed the Frederick Bauer drumhead collection, which has since been set up in the corridor.
2A winter cabbage of a flat-topped variety. Example sentencesExamples - The lowest figure was obtained for a piece of drumhead cabbage.
3historical The circular top of a ship's capstan, with holes into which bars are placed to turn it.
adjectiveˈdrəmˌhedˈdrəmˌhɛd attributive Carried out by or as if by an army in the field; improvised or summary. Example sentencesExamples - And that is not something that can be accomplished by some drumhead tribunal in some naval base.
- Such a drumhead proceeding could result in a death sentence, with no right of appeal.
- In any event, the image of military tribunals as drumhead courts manned by stony-faced officers ready to convict regardless of the evidence is a fantasy.
- The hearing had all the trappings of a drumhead proceeding, held only for the purpose of publicly scapegoating workers and supervisors.
- Another of the officers at the drumhead court, the first lieutenant is also the second in command of the ship.
- They also failed to give live coverage to yesterday's drumhead service attended by 6,000 Royal Navy veterans and hosted by Brian Hanrahan and Kate Adie.
- He was returning home to Danbury late one night when he was confronted by an armed band, placed under arrest, and subjected to a drumhead trial.
- He has at least publicly favoured proper trials over drumhead tribunals.
- I should have liked to have seen the drumhead ceremony in Portsmouth today.
- He was indicted and faced a drumhead trial.
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