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)

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Thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

noun

Edward. Teach, Edward.

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How to use thatch in a sentence

They dug their hands into thatches of reedy grass on a sunny hillside on the South Island of New Zealand, turning over the earth, peering at what lived below.
Allbirds is stepping up for the planet—by treading lightly on it|sheilamarikar|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Treacherous thatched-roof-haired drag-queen Linda Tripp, with those dress-for-success shoulder pads?
How Monica Lewinsky Changed the Media|Tina Brown|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its progress was aided no end by this terrifying (but only in retrospect) fact: the classrooms had thatched roofs.
India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster|Dilip D’Souza|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Following the Kumbakonam deaths, the Tamil Nadu government banned thatched roofs, and the schools were now building concrete ones.
India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster|Dilip D’Souza|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

We did look alike, with our nearly identical short, thatched, and blond-streaked hair, our high cheekbones and strong chins.
Geraldine Ferraro Dies: Memories of Her 1984 Campaign|Lynn Sherr|March 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The grand structures are made of thatched grass and local lava stones.
Eco-Chic Safari|Sophie Menin|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Nothing is there except the rectory, the church just across the way, the grange, and half a dozen thatched cottages.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
The thatched roof farmhouse where he was born is still standing on the outskirts of the village.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
The town is made up largely of cottages with thatched roofs, surrounded by the bright English flower gardens.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
"There is my home," she said, pointing to a small brown thatched cottage under a hill not far away.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
Imagine a hole in the ground thatched over with mud and broken planks.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie

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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