thatch
/θæt͡ʃ/ verb C2- To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc.
He/she/it thatches · Past thatched · Past participle thatched · -ing form thatching
Verb forms
- Base form
- thatch
- He/she/it
- thatches
- Past
- thatched
- Past participle
- thatched
- -ing form
- thatching
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She had not gone much farther before she came in sight of the house of the March Hare: she thought it must be the right house, because the chimneys were shaped like ears and the roof was thatched with fur.
Yet even without knowing his brilliant record one could not fail to be impressed by a mere glance at the man, the square, massive face, the brooding eyes under the thatched brows, and the granite moulding of the inflexible jaw.
The building also features a genuine thatched roof, which is a rarity in modern London due to strict building regulations.
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