one of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.-any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.-a threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.-a shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.-a mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.-to furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.-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.-to play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.-hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.-to play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.-hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.