Question

meaning of thatching​

Answer 1

Answer:

gerund or present participle: thatching

Explanation:

It is a verb

Answer 2

Answer:

cover with or as if with thatch

thatch·er noundried plant material (such as straw or leaves) that is used to make the roof of a building

: a roof made of thatch : a thatched roof

: a thick mass of hair on a person's head

Full Definition

1a : a plant material (such as straw) used as a sheltering cover especially of a house

b : a sheltering cover (such as a house roof) made of such material

c : a mat of undecomposed plant material (such as grass clippings) accumulated next to the soil in a grassy area (such as a lawn)

2: something likened to the thatch of a house; especially : the hair of one's head

Examples

Mice were living in the thatch of the roof.

We ate lunch in the shade under the thatch of a beachfront restaurant.

her thatch of dark brown hair

First known use: 14th century

Explanation:

OriginMiddle English thecchen, from Old English theccan to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover, Latin tegere, Greek stegein to cover, stegos roof, Sanskrit sthagati he covers.

First known use: 14th century