thrums

[thrum]

Sound the strings of (a string instrument)

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One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.

Noun
a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"

Verb
make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

Verb
sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"

Verb
sound with a monotonous hum

n.
One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.

n.
Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.

n.
A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

n.
A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.

n.
A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.

v. t.
To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

v. t.
To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.

v. i.
To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.

v. i.
Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.

v. t.
To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.

v. t.
Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.

Thrum

Thrum , n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. r'94mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.] 1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. 2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. 3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. 4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. 5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. Thrum cap, a knitted cap. Halliwell. -- Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu.

Thrum

Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.] 1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw?

2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. Totten.

Thrum

Thrum, v. i. [CF. Icel. ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.] 1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. 2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.

Thrum

Thrum, v. t. 1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. 2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.

One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.

To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.

To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.

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