English Dictionary

thatch

IPA（発音記号）

/θæt͡ʃ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 カリブ海英語 広義

Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. / (Caribbean) Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.

日本語の意味

建物の屋根や干し草、穀物の束を覆うために用いられる藁、葦、またはそれに類する材料 / （カリブ海地域において）藁葺きに利用される、複数種のヤシの葉からなるもの

The cottage's thatch sheltered the family from the harsh winter winds.

そのコテージの茅葺き屋根は厳しい冬の風から家族を守った。

意味（1）

Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

意味（2）

(Caribbean) Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.

意味（3）

A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.

Mark Ladd, the venue’s assistant director of operations, notes that the fake greenery looks authentic: the height and colour of the blades are varied, with a few brown ones thrown in to emulate dead thatch.

意味（4）

(by extension) Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.

An outgoing, story-telling Irishman from Butte, Montana, with his thatch of red hair and sandpapered face, Matt was the quintessential imp.

thatches （ plural ）