thatch
- 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.
- to cover with or as if with thatch.
- Horticulture. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.
Origin of thatch
Thatch
- Edward. Teach, Edward.
Related Words for thatch
mane, wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, tangle, shock, thatch, tresses, lock, tress, down, cut, tuft, bristleExamples from the Web for thatch
Contemporary Examples of thatch
Vehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch.
His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998.
Historical Examples of thatch
Always used of the gable loft, you know, and the wind above the thatch.
The ManxmanHall Caine
Henry has often been on the thatch of the barn and never got hurt.
The Fairchild FamilyMary Martha Sherwood
I've seen them set fire to the thatch of the widow and childless.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
The same, the very same it is, save that the thatch has been renewed!
St. Cuthbert'sRobert E. Knowles
Thatch well sodden with winter's rain does not blaze or crackle.
Two Sides of the FaceArthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
thatch
- Also called: thatchinga 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
- to cover (a roof) with thatch
Word Origin for thatch
Word Origin and History for thatch
Old English þeccan "to cover," related to þæc "roof, thatching material," from Proto-Germanic *thakan (cf. Old Saxon thekkian, Old Norse þekja, Old Frisian thekka, Middle Dutch decken, Old High German decchen, German decken "to cover"), from PIE *(s)tog-/*(s)teg- "cover" (see stegosaurus).
Old English þæc "roof, thatch," from the source of thatch (v.). Cf. Old Norse þak, Old Frisian thek, Middle Dutch dak "roof," Old High German dah, German Dach "roof."