That with which the roof of a house or the like is covered to protect it from the weather; spec. the covering of straw, reeds, or the like…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > for thatching (29) thacka900 That with which the roof of a house or the like is covered to protect it from the weather; spec. the covering of straw, reeds, or the like… wattlesc900 In plural and collective singular. Rods or stakes, interlaced with twigs or branches of trees, used to form fences and the walls and roofs of… thatch1398 Material used in thatching; straw or similar material with which roofs are covered. thackingc1440 the action of thatching; also concrete the material used for the purpose, thatch. litter1453 Straw, rushes, or the like, serving as bedding. Hence applied to straw or similar materials used for other purposes, e.g. †as a component of plaster… long straw1591 untrimmed straw used for thatching, esp. as opposed to reed. helm1669 The stalk of corn; the stalks collectively, straw; esp. as made up in bundles or laid straight for thatching. (In this sense perhaps confused with… thatching1671 concrete. = thatch, n. 1. straw1765 The stems or stalks (esp. dry and separated by threshing) of certain cereals, chiefly wheat, barley, oats, and rye. Used for many purposes, e.g. as… yelma1825 In Old English, a handful, bundle, sheaf, as of reaped corn; in modern dialect use, a bundle of straw laid straight for thatching (see yelm, v.): =… thatch-grass1884 a grass or similar plant used for thatching, as Cape T., Restio chondropetalus. Subcategories:— wheat-straw (8) — grass or rush (2) — reed (4) — heather (1) — broom (1) — palm (2) |
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