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Meanings of Thatch in English

Portuguese
barba negra
Catalan
edward teach
Spanish
edward teach

An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

barba negra
Catalan
sostre de palla
Spanish
techo de paja

A house roof made with a plant material (as straw)

sostre de palla
Synonyms
Examples for "thatched roof"
Examples for "thatched roof"
1
From under the thatched roof of our bower came the sounds of:
Mystic Isles of the South Seas.
2
The dwelling was one of the White Breton houses with thatched roof.
The Idol of Paris
3
They worked on the thatched roof, which ultimately had to be replaced.
The Irish Times
4
The house has low walls, a thatched roof, and only two rooms.
Poems Every Child Should Know / The What-Every-Child-Should-Know...
5
They consisted of nothing more than a thatched roof mounted upon pillars.
The Cannibal Islands: Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas
Usage of Thatch in English
1
Foreman and Fred Thatch Jr. each had a slam dunk during the outburst.
Reuters
2
I can barely play 'Squirrel in the Thatch,' though.
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
The wild thatch of his scrubbing-brush hair shone purple in the light.
Angel Island
4
It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
5
Its thatch is hollow; the peat-smoke curls stingily from its stunted chimney.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5
6
The firelight flickered on the hewn logs that supported the thatch overhead.
My Antonia
7
The roof was opened through the rude timbers to the whitened thatch.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
8
It is composed entirely of the white feathery flowers of the thatch-grass.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
9
It is on the west side of the street, and is thatched.
Life and Remains of John Clare, The "Northamptonshire Peasant Po...
10
Stephen nodded, he held it to the northern edge of the thatch.
The Man
11
There is any amount of the old thatch down on the floor.
The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib
12
Within the town, merchants lived in wooden houses thatched with palm leaves.
A Book of Discovery / The History of the World's Exploration, Fr...
13
They worked on the thatched roof, which ultimately had to be replaced.
The Irish Times
14
Birds carry up seeds and grains, and these germinate in moist thatch.
The Open Air
15
The approach was up a rhododendron thatched hillside in the pouring rain.
Climbing Magazine
16
His parents lived in a tiny thatch-roofed cottage by the north gate.
Oracle's Queen
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Translations for Thatch
Thatch through the time
Thatch across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common