1 [U,C] dried STRAW, REEDS, etc. used for making a roof; a roof made of this material:
a roof made of thatch * The thatch was badly damaged in the storm.
2 [sing.] ~ of hair (informal) thick hair on sb's head
verb [VN] to cover the roof of a building with thatch
thatched adjective:
They live in a thatched cottage.
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