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thrum2

Pronunciation: /θrʌm/
Definition of thrum

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 object]
  • 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

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