thatch
2
5.9
- noun
- /θætʃ/
:
tejado de paja
- We were rewarded with a close-up view of Botswanan rural life as we passed through several villages of thatch-roofed reed houses enclosed by woven reed walls.
- a thatch roof
- thatch-roofed houses
Examples
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The house was beautifully adorned with a roof made of thatch that provided excellent insulation.
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During our mid-year at art college, Howard and I rented a whitewashed daub and thatch cottage from Mrs. Eileen O'Connor.
Fiction book (2002) -
The thatch was dry enough that it caught fire immediately.
Fiction book (1991) -
Burning thatch from the roof began to slide down the house.
Fiction book (1991) -
Their houses are thatch and mud, and their only occupation is cattle raising.
Academic text (1995) -
The posts and thatch are blackened and crushed.
Academic text (2009) -
Uneven rows of thatch huts were surrounded by growing fields, which contained a single crop.
Fiction book (1991) -
Clusters of bamboo-and-thatch huts cling to the mountainsides.
Academic text (2009) -
Karo turned away, looked one last time at the huddle of thatch-roofed cottages and stone byres in the beech grove.
Fiction book (1992) -
During our trip, we stayed in a charming cottage with a traditional thatch roof that added to its rustic appeal.
Synonyms
4
4.6
A roof made of dried plants like straw or reeds used on old houses
1
3.7
A material people use to make a roof from straw or reeds
Straw or reeds used to cover roofs and keep them dry
Compounds
- US
A small palm tree from southern Florida and the West Indies with leaves used to cover roofs
- US
A small palm tree from southern Florida and the West Indies with leaves used to make roofs
How Protective
- Specialized
1
3.4
22
5.2
- Specialized
1
3.1
- Specialized
1
4.8
2
5.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thatch started as the word for a 'roof' (old English þæc), so a thatch is the plant covering — layers of straw, reeds, or grass — that form a roof to keep out the rain.