thatch

¹

[thach]

noun

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

2. a covering of such a material.

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

4. something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head.

   a thatch of unruly red hair.

5. 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.

Thatch

²

[thach]

noun

1. Edward. Teach, Edward.

thatch

/ θætʃ /

noun

1. 1. Also called: thatching. a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc

   2. a roof made of such a material

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

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

verb

1. to cover (a roof) with thatch

Other Word Forms

• thatchless adjective
• thatchy adjective
• thatcher noun
• rethatch verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of thatch¹

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 ( deck ), German decken, Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak

Word History and Origins

Origin of thatch¹

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

Example Sentences

Dozens of small, thatched huts, their walls made from mountain stone, dot the rolling green hills.

From BBC

On the edge of Buckingham in southern England, the quiet and leafy village of Maids Moreton, dotted with thatched cottages, is at the heart of a dilemma.

From BBC

They all lived in his mother-in-law's house, in a village where thatched houses lined dirt roads, a few hours' drive from the country's largest city, Yangon.

From BBC

Cabler tried to lift the aluminum structure that supported the thatched roof, but it had burst into flames, and he burned his hands in the effort.

From Los Angeles Times

Seated in a thatched hut, she boils wheat so she can provide her two children with breakfast.

From BBC

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