1. thatch(n = noun.body) - hair resembling thatched roofing material;
is a kind of coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
2. thatch(n = noun.substance) - plant stalks used as roofing material;
is a kind of roofing material
Derived form verb thatch1
3. thatch(n = noun.person) blackbeard, edward teach, edward thatch, teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718);
is a kind of buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover
4. thatch(n = noun.artifact) thatched roof - a house roof made with a plant material (as straw);
is a kind of roof
Derived form verb thatch1
thatch(v = verb.contact) - cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs"
is one way to roof
Derived forms noun thatch4, noun thatch2, noun thatcher2
Sample sentences:
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1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. [1913 Webster]
2. A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. [1913 Webster]
To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain. [1913 Webster]
thatch, n. & v.
--n.
1 a roof-covering of straw, reeds, palm-leaves, or similar material.
2 colloq. the hair of the head.
--v.tr. (also absol.) cover (a roof or a building) with thatch.
Derivative:
thatcher n.
Etymology:
n. late collateral form of thack (now dial.) f. OE th{aelig}c, after v. f. OE theccan f. Gmc, assim. to thack
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