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thatch
[ thach ]
/ θætʃ /
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noun
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
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How to use thatch in a sentence
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, adjectiveWord 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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