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Thrum :: Thrum (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

Thrummy :: Thrummy (a.) Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums..

Fother :: Fother (v. t.) To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack..

Thrum-eyed :: Thrum-eyed (a.) 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..

Pyrethrin :: Pyrethrin (n.) A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor, and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called also Pyrethrum camphor..

Podarthrum :: Podarthrum (n.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. i.) To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.

Pellitory :: Pellitory (n.) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table..

Pyrethrine :: Pyrethrine (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).

Mop :: Mop (n.) An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle..

Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..

Bertram :: Bertram (n.) Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).

Thrumwort :: Thrumwort (n.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).

Thrummed :: Thrummed (imp. & p. p.) of Thru.

Pin-eyed :: Pin-eyed (a.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) 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..

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