Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.
[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
thrummed hat — noun (Shakespeare) A hat made of, fringed with, or covered with thrums • • • Main Entry: ↑thrum … Useful english dictionary
thrummed — θrÊŒm v. strum a guitar; knock … English contemporary dictionary
thrummed — … Useful english dictionary
thrum — thrum1 thrummer, n. /thrum/, v., thrummed, thrumming, n. v.i. 1. to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, esp. in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum. 2. to sound when thrummed on, as a guitar or… … Universalium
thrum — I [[t]θrʌm[/t]] v. thrummed, thrum•ming, n. 1) to pluck the strings of a guitar or other stringed instrument, esp. idly; strum 2) to sound when thrummed on, as a guitar 3) to drum or tap idly with the fingers 4) to play (a stringed instrument or… … From formal English to slang
thrum — I. /θrʌm / (say thrum) verb (thrummed, thrumming) –verb (i) 1. to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskilful manner. 2. to sound when thrummed on, as a guitar, etc. 3. to… …
thrum — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thrum (in tungethrum ligament of the tongue); akin to Old High German drum fragment Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a fringe of warp threads left on the loom after the cloth has been removed (2)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thrum — [θrʌm] v past tense and past participle thrummed present participle thrumming [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] to make a low sound like the sound of an engine ▪ The engine thrummed into life. >thrum[i] n [singular] ▪ the thrum of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thrum — [[t]θrʌ̱m[/t]] thrums, thrumming, thrummed VERB When something such as a machine or engine thrums, it makes a low beating sound. The air conditioner thrummed. N COUNT; SOUND Thrum is also a noun. ...the thrum of refrigeration motors... My head… … English dictionary
thrum — thrum1 verb (thrums, thrumming, thrummed) make a continuous rhythmic humming sound. ↘strum (the strings of a musical instrument) in a rhythmic way. noun a continuous rhythmic humming sound. Origin C16: imitative. thrum2 noun (in weaving) an… … English new terms dictionary
