Thatch

(noun.) a house roof made with a plant material (as straw).

(noun.) hair resembling thatched roofing material.

(noun.) plant stalks used as roofing material.

(verb.) cover with thatch; 'thatch the roofs'.

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• The natives build their huts out of small poles covered with palm thatch and live in little colonies while the rubber harvest is going on. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The thatch had fallen in, the walls were unplastered, and the door was off its hinges. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• He would take a look within, thought Tarzan, and so, cautiously, he approached the low thatched building. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• He tried to scramble up the side of the cabin, and succeeded in catching a fleeting hold upon the thatched roof. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The A-shaped roof was thatched with small branches laid close together and over these long jungle grass and palm fronds, with a final coating of clay. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The farmhouses were my delight, with thatched roofs, ivy up to the eaves, latticed windows, and stout women with rosy children at the doors. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The escort were so wretchedly clothed, that they twisted straw round their bare legs, and thatched their ragged shoulders to keep the wet off. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.

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