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
1Other words from thatch
- thatchless, adjective
- thatchy, adjective
- re·thatch, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby thatch
Other definitions for Thatch (2 of 2)
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How to use thatch in a sentence
Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair.
For today’s feminist writers, sex makes a comeback | Meredith Maran | June 17, 2021 | Washington PostVehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch.
By these standards, Eric Schneiderman is a mere fly buzzing around a thatch-roofed pompadour.
Inside the Donald Trump–Eric Schneiderman TV Food Fight | Lloyd Grove | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis comic strip, thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998.
The dog of a Feringhi whom I served has had it hidden these two months in the thatch of his house near the Alumbagh.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
He coolly twitched the flame-coloured thatch away and disclosed a close crop of black hair.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThe night was windy, the March weather had dried the thatch, and the whole place was burned to the ground in a few minutes.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellI also put a straw thatch over the hut, proudly using my own straw which I had grown with blood.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontSometimes the roof was a very thick layer of long grass, laid on rude rafters, and held down by poles to form a kind of thatch.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
British Dictionary definitions for thatch
/ (θætʃ) /
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
to cover (a roof) with thatch
Origin of thatch
1Derived forms of thatch
- thatcher, noun
- thatchless, adjective
- thatchy, adjective
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