thatch
noun
Also a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
have thatched
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present perfectof thatch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Stone and timber rooms have thatched roofs, private decks and lush gardens.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2016
I have thatched well, for I shall not have any dispute.
From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by John Fiske
The danger of fire makes it inadvisable to have thatched roofs in towns, or even in some villages where the houses are close together, but that does not apply to isolated cottages in the country.
From Vanishing England by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
“We ought to have thatched it,” said Mark.
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies
Many of the barns and outhouses have thatched roofs, which are never seen in any other part of Canada.
From Canada by Sir John George Bourinot
