Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Drum (-s)
drum (-s), n. [MDu. tromme.] (webplay: beat, ear, heart, music, stretched, turning).
- Military percussion instrument.
- Eardrum; tympanum [used associatively.]
- Cylinder; hollow container; musical instrument; [fig.] orb; globe that revolves on an axis.
- Heartbeat.
Return to page 57 of the letter “d”.