thatch

¹ American  

[thach] / θætʃ /

noun

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

2. a covering of such a material.

3. the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching.

4. something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head.

   a thatch of unruly red hair.

5. 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.

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verb (used with object)

1. to cover with or as if with thatch.

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

Thatch ² American  

[thach] / θætʃ /

noun

1. Edward. Teach, Edward.

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thatch British  

/ θætʃ /

noun

1. 1. Also called: thatching.  a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc

   2. a roof made of such a material

2. anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head

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

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verb

1. to cover (a roof) with thatch

Other Word Forms

• rethatch verb (used with object)
• thatcher noun
• thatchless adjective
• thatchy adjective

Etymology

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 ( deck ), German decken, Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak

Example Sentences

He went to the other corner of his house with the roof thatched with leaves and the walls made of deep brown clay.

From Literature

But Togbe’s house was in its own compound with a small garden patch and a thatched chicken coop.

From Literature

We arrive at a huddled stone cottage with a sloped thatched roof.

From Literature

Both are bohíos, simple wooden houses made with a thatched roof.

From Literature

Zach’s not much taller than me and has this thatch of reddish-brown hair that sticks up all over the place.

From Literature

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