Associations to the word «Drumhead»

Wiktionary

DRUMHEAD, noun. Alternative spelling of drum head
DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL, noun. (military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

Dictionary definition

DRUMHEAD, noun. A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum.
DRUMHEAD, adjective. Performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca