THRUM

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -~ (in tunge~ ligament of the tongue); akin to Old High German drum fragment Date: 14th century 1. a. a fringe of warp threads left on the loom after the cloth has been removed, one of these warp threads, a tuft or short piece of rope yarn used in ~ming canvas, bit , particle , a hair, fiber, or threadlike leaf on a plant, ~ adjective II. transitive verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 15th century to furnish with ~s ; fringe , to insert short pieces of rope yarn or spun yarn in (a piece of canvas) to make a rough surface or a mat which can be wrapped about rigging to prevent chafing, III. verb (~med; ~ming) Etymology: imitative Date: 1592 intransitive verb to play or pluck a stringed instrument idly ; strum , to sound with a monotonous hum, transitive verb to play (as a stringed instrument) in an idle or relaxed manner, to recite tiresomely or monotonously, IV. noun Date: 1798 the monotonous sound of ~ming