thrum

Definitions

1. 1.Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
2. 2.(Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
3. 3.(Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
4. 4.(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.
5. 5.To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw Quarles.
6. 6.(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.
7. 7.To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
8. 8.Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
9. 9.To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
10. 10.Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope called?
• What is a threadlike part of a flower; a stamen called?
• What is a shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw Quarles called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum called?
• What is hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table called?
• What is to play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner called?
• What is hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table called?