thatch
[ thach ]
/ θætʃ /
noun
verb (used with object)
to cover with or as if with thatch.
Horticulture.
to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.
Origin of thatch
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 (see
deck), German
decken, Old Norse
thekja; (noun) Middle English
thacche, variant (with
ch from the v.) of
thak
OTHER WORDS FROM thatch
thatch·less, adjective thatch·y, adjective re·thatch, verb (used with object)Words nearby thatch
Definition for thatch (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for thatch
British Dictionary definitions for thatch
thatch
/ (θætʃ) /
noun
- 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
verb
to cover (a roof) with thatch
Derived forms of thatch
thatcher, noun thatchless, adjective thatchy, adjectiveWord Origin for thatch
Old English
theccan to cover; related to
thæc roof, Old Saxon
thekkian to thatch, Old High German
decchen, Old Norse
thekja