thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

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noun

Also thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.

a covering of such a material.

the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching.

something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair.

Horticulture. a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn.

verb (used with object)

to cover with or as if with thatch.

Horticulture. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.

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Origin of thatch

before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak> dial. thack) of thecchen,Old English theccan to cover, hide; cognate with Dutch dekken (see deck), German decken,Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak

OTHER WORDS FROM thatch

thatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjectivere·thatch, verb (used with object)

Words nearby thatch

Tharsis, Thasos, that, that ain't hay, thataway, thatch, thatcher, Thatcherism, Thatcher, Margaret, thatching, thatch palm

Other definitions for thatch (2 of 2)

Thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

noun

Edward. Teach, Edward.

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How to use thatch in a sentence

Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair.
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Vehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By these standards, Eric Schneiderman is a mere fly buzzing around a thatch-roofed pompadour.
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His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998.
Obama vs. FDR|Jeff Shesol|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The dog of a Feringhi whom I served has had it hidden these two months in the thatch of his house near the Alumbagh.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He coolly twitched the flame-coloured thatch away and disclosed a close crop of black hair.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
The night was windy, the March weather had dried the thatch, and the whole place was burned to the ground in a few minutes.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
I also put a straw thatch over the hut, proudly using my own straw which I had grown with blood.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
Sometimes the roof was a very thick layer of long grass, laid on rude rafters, and held down by poles to form a kind of thatch.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for thatch

thatch

/ (θætʃ) /

noun

Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc
a roof made of such a material

anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head

Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching

verb

to cover (a roof) with thatch

Derived forms of thatch

thatcher, nounthatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjective

Word Origin for thatch

Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja

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