'Thrum cap' definitions:

Definition of 'Thrum cap'

From: GCIDE
  • Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
  • 1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. [1913 Webster]
  • Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
  • Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu. [1913 Webster]