Thrum

thrum, n. the end of a weaver's thread, any loose thread or fringe: coarse yarn.— v.t. to furnish with thrums: to fringe: to insert short pieces of rope-yarn in a mat or piece of canvas:— pr.p. thrum′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. thrummed.— ns. Thrum′-cap , -hat ( Shak. ), a cap or hat made of thrums or of coarse, shaggy cloth.— adj. Thrum′my , made of, or like, thrums. [Ice. þrómr , the edge; Ger. trumm , a fragment.]