Meaning of THATCH
| Pronunciation: | | thach, thach
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- [n] a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
- [n] hair resembling thatched roofing material
- [n] an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
- [n] plant stalks used as roofing material
- [v] cover with thatch; of roofs
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| | Synonyms: | | Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Teach, thatched roof |
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| | See Also: | | buccaneer, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, pirate, roof, roof, roofing material, sea robber, sea rover | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Thatch\, n. [OE. thak, AS. [thorn][ae]c a roof; akin to
[thorn]eccean to cover, D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G.
dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. [thorn]ak a roof, Sw. tak,
Dan. tag, Lith. st[=o]gas, Ir. teagh a house, Gael. teach,
tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr. ?, ?, a
roof, ? to cover, Skr. sthag. Cf. {Deck}, {Integument},
{Tile}, {Toga}.]
1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering
the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2. (Bot.) A name in the West Indies for several kinds of
palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
{Thatch sparrow}, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
\Thatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thatched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Thatching}.] [From {Thatch}, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS.
?eccean to cover.]
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.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you thatch a roof with a perishable material means gloomy surroundings and much discomfort. |
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