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• thatch — [thach] n. [altered (based on the v.) < older thack < ME thac < OE thæc, a thatch, roof: for base see THATCH the vt.] 1. a) a roof or roofing of straw, rushes, palm leaves, etc. b) material for such a roof 2. any of a number of palms… …   English World dictionary

• Thatch Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands — Thatch Cay is a small, uninhabited 230 acre (931,000 m²) island half a mile (800 m) off the northeastern coast of Saint Thomas. Its highest peak is 500 feet (150 m). It is one of the last privately held, undeveloped islands in the U.S. Virgin… …   Wikipedia

• thatch — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. roof covering, straw roofing, thatch palm, thatching, reed thatch, rush thatch; see also roof , roofing . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. mat, straw, rushes, palm leaves, roofing …   English dictionary for students

• roofing — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of roofing material include: felt, composition, roll roofing, shingles, wood shingles, composition shingles, asbestos, slate shingles, tile, asphalt, tar, shake, copper, tin, galvanized iron, thatch, straw, sod …   English dictionary for students

• roofing material — noun building material used in constructing roofs • Hypernyms: ↑building material • Hyponyms: ↑roofing paper, ↑tar paper, ↑slate, ↑slating, ↑thatch, ↑tile, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Botswana — /bot swah neuh/, n. a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,500,765; 275,000 sq. mi. (712,250 sq. km). Cap.: Gaborone. Formerly, Bechuanaland. * * * Botswana… …   Universalium

• Tile — For other uses, see Tile (disambiguation). Decorative tilework in Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran early 17th century A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally …   Wikipedia

• England — /ing gleuhnd/ or, often, / leuhnd/, n. the largest division of the United Kingdom, constituting, with Scotland and Wales, the island of Great Britain. 45,870,062; 50,327 sq. mi. (130,347 sq. km) Cap.: London. * * * I Southern part of the island… …   Universalium

• Chigi (architecture) — Chigi with katsuogi billets, Sumiyoshi jinja, Hyōgo Chigi (千木, 鎮木, 知木, 知疑?), Okichigi …   Wikipedia

• Roof — A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most… …   Wikipedia

• Thatching — is the craft of covering a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is probably the oldest roofing material and has been used in both… …   Wikipedia