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thatch
thatch / [unvoicedth]ach/ • n. a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material. ∎ straw or a similar material used for such a covering. ∎ inf. the hair on a person's head, esp. if thick or unruly. ∎ a matted layer of dead stalks, moss, and other material in a lawn. • v. [tr.] cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material: [as adj.] (thatched) thatched cottages DERIVATIVES: thatch·er n. |
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"thatch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thatch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-thatch.html "thatch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-thatch.html |
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thatch roof (a building), esp. with straw. XIV. repr. OE. þeċċan = OS. thekkian (Du. dekken), OHG. decchan (G. decken), ON. þekja :- Gmc. *þakjan, f. *þakam (OE. þæċ = MDu. dac, Du. dak, (O)HG. dach roof. ON. þak roof, thatch), f. *þak- :- IE. *tog- *teg- cover, repr. also by L. tegere.
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T. F. HOAD. "thatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "thatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-thatch.html T. F. HOAD. "thatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-thatch.html |
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thatch. Thick roof-covering of reed, rushes, or straw, used in vernacular buildings, sometimes on medieval churches, and often on structures intended to fit within a Picturesque landscape, e.g. cottage orné.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "thatch." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "thatch." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-thatch.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "thatch." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-thatch.html |
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thatch
•attach, batch, catch, crosshatch, detach, hatch, latch, match, mismatch, natch, outmatch, patch, scratch, snatch, thatch
•Lukács • eyepatch • crosspatch
•sasquatch
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"thatch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thatch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-thatch.html "thatch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-thatch.html |
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