Thatch
[θætʃ]
Definition
(noun.) a house roof made with a plant material (as straw).
(noun.) hair resembling thatched roofing material.
(noun.) plant stalks used as roofing material.
(verb.) cover with thatch; 'thatch the roofs'.
Edited by Clare--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
(n.) A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
(n.) 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.
Inputed by Billy
Definition
v.t. to cover as a roof with straw reeds &c.—n. straw &c. used to cover the roofs of buildings and stacks.—ns. Thatch′er; Thatch′ing the act or art of covering with thatch: the materials used for thatching.
Typist: Melville
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you thatch a roof with any quickly, perishable material, denotes that sorrow and discomfort will surround you. If you find that a roof which you have thatched with straw is leaking, there will be threatenings of danger, but by your rightly directed energy they may be averted.
Typist: Ursula
Examples
- The natives build their huts out of small poles covered with palm thatch and live in little colonies while the rubber harvest is going on. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The thatch had fallen in, the walls were unplastered, and the door was off its hinges. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He would take a look within, thought Tarzan, and so, cautiously, he approached the low thatched building. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He tried to scramble up the side of the cabin, and succeeded in catching a fleeting hold upon the thatched roof. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The A-shaped roof was thatched with small branches laid close together and over these long jungle grass and palm fronds, with a final coating of clay. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The farmhouses were my delight, with thatched roofs, ivy up to the eaves, latticed windows, and stout women with rosy children at the doors. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The escort were so wretchedly clothed, that they twisted straw round their bare legs, and thatched their ragged shoulders to keep the wet off. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Editor: Philip