thatch

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

  2. a covering of such a material.

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

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

  3. 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)
  1. to cover with or as if with thatch.

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

Origin of thatch

1
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, adjective
  • thatchy, adjective
  • re·thatch, verb (used with object)

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Other definitions for Thatch (2 of 2)

Thatch
[ thach ]

noun
  1. Edward. Teach, Edward.

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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

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

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

verb
  1. to cover (a roof) with thatch

Origin of thatch

1
Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja

Derived forms of thatch

  • thatcher, noun
  • thatchless, adjective
  • thatchy, adjective

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