Thrums

For instance, at the dinner-party at which I had the honour of assisting, and at which, on the right hand of Lady Thrum, sat the oblige nobleman, whom the Thrums were a great deal too wise to omit

Mens Wives 2006

Thrums, which is red in daylight, was grey and still as the cemetery.

The Little Minister 1898

For instance, at the dinner-party at which I had the honour of assisting, and at which, on the right hand of Lady Thrum, sat the oblige nobleman, whom the Thrums were a great deal too wise to omit (the sight of a lord does good to us commoners, or why else should we be so anxious to have one?).

Men's Wives William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

The Thrums were a beautiful mixture of natural browns/grays in soft wool, alpaca, mohair, llama. from Green Mountain Spinnery.

Pat's Knitting and Quilting 2010

"Thrums" produced a crop of imitations, christened in derision by W.E. Henley the "Kailyard School," though the imitations were by no means confined to Scotland.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

This genius found its most perfect and characteristic expression in the humanity of "Thrums" and the bizarre and tender fantasy of _Peter Pan_.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

They portrayed the life and humours of his native village, idealized as "Thrums," and were the fruits of early observation and of his mother's tales.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

Kirriemuir itself was not wholly satisfied with the portrait, but "Thrums" took its place securely on the literary map of the world.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

On Wednesday we left for Inverness, but stopped off en route to visit Kirriemuir, the "Thrums" of Barrie's stories.

The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917

Go to "Thrums" and ask for literary memories of the youth of Mr. Barrie.

Shakespeare, Bacon, and the Great Unknown Andrew Lang 1878