thatch

English

/θætʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
  • (West Indies) Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
  • A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
  • (by extension) Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thach, thache inherited from Old English þæc (roof-covering, roof) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þaką (roof, cover, covering) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (cover, stick, stake, cover with a roof, pole, roof, rod, beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)teg-

Gloss

cover, stick, stake, cover with a roof, pole, roof, rod, beam

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

棒

Emoji
🤭 📔

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