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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θætʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θætʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thach)

thatch /θætʃ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Also, ˈthatch•ing. a material, as straw, used to cover roofs.
a covering made of such a material.

v. [~ + object]

to cover with or as if with thatch.

thatched, adj.: a thatched roof.

thatch (thach),USA pronunciation n.

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, esp. thick hair covering the head:a thatch of unruly red hair.
Botany[Hort.]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.

v.t.

to cover with or as if with thatch.
Botany[Hort.]to remove thatch from (a lawn);
dethatch.

bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak

thatch′less, adj.
thatch′y, adj.

Thatch (thach),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Edward. See Teach, Edward.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

thatch /θætʃ/ n

- 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

Etymology: Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekjaˈthatcher n

'thatch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

deck - haystack - reed - bonnet monkey - Cahokia Mounds - dethatch - obtect - palm leaf - protect - teach - thatcher - thatching - thatch palm - unthatch - wattle

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Synonyms: roof covering, straw roofing, thatch palm, thatching, reed thatch, more...

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