English-Thai Dictionary

thrum

VT ดีด ดนตรี เบาๆ  did-don-tre-bao-bao

 

thrum on

PHRV เคาะ เล่นๆ  ดีด เล่นๆ  เคาะ เปะปะ บน  kkor-len-len

 

thrummy

A ที่ ทำ ด้วย หัว ด้าย  ที่ มี ลักษณะ ปุย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THRUM

n.[Gr. a fragment; to break. ] The ends of weaver's threads. 1. Any coarse yarn.
2. Thrums, among gardeners, the thread-like internal bushy parts of flowers; the stamens.

 

THRUM

v.i.To play coarsely on an instrument with the fingers.

 

THRUM

v.t.To weave; to know; to twist; to fringe. 1. Among seamen, to insert short pieces of rope-yard or spun yard in a sail or mat.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THRUM

Thrum, n. Etym: [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G.trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. 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. )

 

Defn: A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

 

4. (Mining )

 

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

 

5. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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 Quarles.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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. Etym: [CF. Icel. 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 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.

 

THRUM-EYED

THRUM-EYED Thrum "-eyed `, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed.

 

THRUMMY

THRUMMY Thrum "my, a.

 

Defn: Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums. Dampier. On her head thrummy cap she had. Chalkhill.

 

THRUMWORT

THRUMWORT Thrum "wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus ). Dr. Prior.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thrum

thrum 1 |THrəm θrəm | ▶verb ( thrums, thrumming, thrummed ) [ no obj. ] make a continuous rhythmic humming sound: the boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears. • [ with obj. ] strum (the strings of a musical instrument ) in a rhythmic way. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a continuous rhythmic humming sound: the steady thrum of rain on the windows. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb ): imitative.

 

thrum

thrum 2 |θrəm THrəm | ▶noun (in weaving ) an unwoven end of a warp thread, or a fringe of such ends, left in the loom when the finished cloth is cut away. • any short loose thread. ▶verb ( thrums, thrumming, thrummed ) [ with obj. ] cover or adorn (cloth or clothing ) with ends of thread. DERIVATIVES thrum mer noun, thrum my adjective ORIGIN Old English thrum (only in tungethrum ‘ligament of the tongue ’): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dreum ‘thrum ’ and German Trumm ‘endpiece. ’ The current sense dates from Middle English.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thrum

thrum 1 |θrʌm | ▶verb ( thrums, thrumming, thrummed ) [ no obj. ] make a continuous rhythmic humming sound: the boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears. • [ with obj. ] strum (the strings of a musical instrument ) in a rhythmic way. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a continuous rhythmic humming sound: the steady thrum of rain on the windows. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb ): imitative.

 

thrum

thrum 2 |θrʌm | ▶noun (in weaving ) an unwoven end of a warp thread, or a fringe of such ends, left in the loom when the finished cloth is cut away. • any short loose thread. ▶verb ( thrums, thrumming, thrummed ) [ with obj. ] cover or adorn (cloth or clothing ) with ends of thread. ORIGIN Old English thrum (only in tungethrum ‘ligament of the tongue ’): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dreum ‘thrum ’ and German Trumm ‘end piece ’. The current sense dates from Middle English.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thrum

thrum /θrʌm /動詞 ～s ; ～med ; ～ming 自動詞 1 〈機械 エンジンなどが 〉ゴトゴトと (低い )音を立てる .2 ＝strum .3 «…を » (指で )コツコツとたたく «on » .他動詞 1 〈機械など 〉をゴトゴトと鳴らす .2 ｟まれ ｠〈ギター 〉をかき鳴らす .名詞 C 1 ゴトゴトという音 .2 つまびくこと [音 ]; 指でコツコツたたくこと [音 ].