drumhead

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A pea on a drumhead is a restful object in comparison with Watson on that ice-hill.

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  1. noun Music The material stretched over one end or either of both ends of a drum.
  2. noun Nautical The circular top part of a capstan, used to hold bars for turning.

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  • His mouth felt as though it were full of ashes and his head banged like a drumhead being beaten upon by one of Tymannes medicine men. —  Carr, John F, Kalvan Kingmaker (v1.0) (html).html
  • He was leaning forward in rapt attention, his mouth a black slash in a face pulled tight as a drumhead. —  The Guy With The Eyes
  • The drum is a percussion instrument, technically classified as a membranophone, referring to the membrane (drumhead) that's stretched over a shell and stuck to produce sound. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • Andre got a "drumhead" trial before General Washington. —  PA Pundits - International
  • Throw in the hell winds from the desert and the sort of single-digit humidity that makes your skin feel like a stretched drumhead, it's easy to see how this sort of thing happens. —  nancynall.com
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