thrummyadj.

Brit.

/ˈθrʌmi/, U.S.

/ˈθrəmi/

Etymology: < thrum n.² + -y suffix¹.

Now rare.

Consisting of, characterized by, or resembling thrums; covered with thrums; shaggy, downy, velvety. Formerly of flowers with conspicuous anthers, of fibrous roots, etc. (cf. thrum n.² 4).

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and fluffy

mossy1561

downy1578

mosy1578

thrummy1597

cotton wool1648

cottonary1658

cottonous1664

cottony1664

tozy1706

flewsey1712

fuzzy1713

furzy1720

floscular1822

fuffy1824

fluffy1825

flossy1845

flocculent1870

furry1876

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 13 His roote is..made of many thrummie threds.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Velutoso, soft, woolly, thrummie, full of silke or veluet.

1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Filaccio, course raw silk, thrummy yarn.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 102 In Furrs yclad, And on her Head a thrummy Cap she had.

1697 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 680 At the top of each Branch stand small thrummy Flowers.

1703 W. Dampier Acct. Plants in Voy. New Holland 158 A Columella thick set with thrummy apiculæ, which argue this Plant to belong to the Malvaceous kind.

1909 A. Reid Regality Kirriemuir ii. 11 The weaver's dress was often very ‘thrummy’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thrummy
释义	thrummyadj. Brit. /ˈθrʌmi/, U.S. /ˈθrəmi/ Etymology: < thrum n.² + -y suffix¹. Now rare. Consisting of, characterized by, or resembling thrums; covered with thrums; shaggy, downy, velvety. Formerly of flowers with conspicuous anthers, of fibrous roots, etc. (cf. thrum n.² 4). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and fluffy mossy1561 downy1578 mosy1578 thrummy1597 cotton wool1648 cottonary1658 cottonous1664 cottony1664 tozy1706 flewsey1712 fuzzy1713 furzy1720 floscular1822 fuffy1824 fluffy1825 flossy1845 flocculent1870 furry1876 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 13 His roote is..made of many thrummie threds. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Velutoso, soft, woolly, thrummie, full of silke or veluet. 1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Filaccio, course raw silk, thrummy yarn. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 102 In Furrs yclad, And on her Head a thrummy Cap she had. 1697 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 680 At the top of each Branch stand small thrummy Flowers. 1703 W. Dampier Acct. Plants in Voy. New Holland 158 A Columella thick set with thrummy apiculæ, which argue this Plant to belong to the Malvaceous kind. 1909 A. Reid Regality Kirriemuir ii. 11 The weaver's dress was often very ‘thrummy’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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