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thatch
(thăch)n.
1. Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing.
2. Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch.
3. Dead turf, as on a lawn.
tr.v. thatched, thatch·ing, thatch·es
To cover with or as if with thatch.
[Middle English thacche, alteration (influenced by thecchen, thacchen, to thatch, from Old English theccan, to cover) of thak, from Old English thæc; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
thatch′er n.
thatch′y adj.
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thatch
(θætʃ)n
1. (Building)
a. Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc
b. a roof made of such a material
2. anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head
3. (Plants) Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching
vb
(Building) to cover (a roof) with thatch
[Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja]
ˈthatcher n
ˈthatchless adj
ˈthatchy adj
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thatch
(θætʃ)n.
1. Also, thatch′ing. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
2. a covering of such a material.
3. any of various palms having leaves used for thatch.
4. something resembling thatch on a roof, esp. thick hair covering the head.
5. a matted layer of dead vegetation at the base of plantings.
v.t. 6. to cover with or as if with thatch.
7. to remove thatch from (a lawn, etc.); dethatch.
[before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from n.) of thecchen, Old English theccan to cover, hide]
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thatch
Past participle: thatched
Gerund: thatching
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thatch
The build-up of dead organic matter and moss at soil level.
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| Noun | 1. | thatch - hair resembling thatched roofing material coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
| 2. | thatch - plant stalks used as roofing material roofing material - building material used in constructing roofs | |
| 3. |  Thatch - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) | |
| 4. |  thatch - a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | |
| Verb | 1. | thatch - cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs" roof - provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof |
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[θætʃ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
thatch
(θӕtʃ) noun straw, rushes etc used as a roofing material for houses. paja
verb to cover the roof of (a house) with thatch. cubrir con techo de paja
thatched adjective covered with thatch. thatched cottages. cubierto de paja
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