Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of applying thatch, as to a roof.
- noun The fibrous material of which thatch is composed, as straw.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc.
- noun The materials used for this purpose; thatch.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Bundles ofhay orstraw used to make aroof . - verb Present participle of
thatch .
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Examples
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The thatching is begun at the apex of the roof on boards and worked towards the bottom.
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Where could one find a machine to tie or bind straws / reeds used for "thatching" roofs on heritage preserved buildings in Ireland.
unknown title 2009
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It used to be a vital part of the woodland economy, coppiced to make baskets and hurdles, thatching spars and sticks, charcoal and fagots.
A life less ordinary: Tobias Jones Tobias Jones 2010
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She's petite, button-nosed, doe-eyed, with a boyish thatching of short hair flopped over her forehead.
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Recently, we have witnessed a powerful custom to adorn one's sukkah with images of tragic dwelling places throughout our country and in the developing world: FEMA trailers, African huts of wood and thatching, flimsy tents, dilapidated shacks and even small cars that have become makeshift homes.
Rabbi Aaron Alexander: Huts Of Joy, Homes Of Shelter Rabbi Aaron Alexander 2011
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She's petite, button-nosed, doe-eyed, with a boyish thatching of short hair flopped over her forehead.
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Slough grass was used as thatching, sweetgrass and sage were burned in ceremonial rituals.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Slough grass was used as thatching, sweetgrass and sage were burned in ceremonial rituals.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Slough grass was used as thatching, sweetgrass and sage were burned in ceremonial rituals.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Some were sent into the woods to cut timber for house-beams, others to cutting cane-grass for thatching, and forty of them lifted a whale-boat above their heads and carried it down to the sea.
Chapter 3 2010
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