thrum /ˈθrʌm/
織邊,織餘,線頭,紗頭,亂彈(vt.)指彈,敲打,加纓于(vi.)亂彈,輕敲
Thrum n. [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, 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? --Quarles.
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.
Thrum, v. i.
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, 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.
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thrum
n : a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: hum]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
[syn: strum]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the
windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: drum, beat]
[also: thrumming, thrummed]