thatches
Bundles covering cottages
Thatches is the plural of thatch—roofing material made from dried plant stalks like straw, reeds, or palm leaves: The village cottages had thatches that needed replacing every twenty years.
Thatch also refers to dense growth resembling such roofing: a thatch of hair, the layer of dead grass in a lawn.
As a verb, to thatch is to cover with this material.
Small rural home
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- ruralOf the countryside
bucolic · idyllic · picturesque · village · heritage · timeless · countryside · traditional
Projecting roof edges
- gablesTriangular upper wall sections
- raftersSloped roof beams
- ridgepolePeak beam supporting rafters
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
slate · tiles · chimney · dormer · flashing · guttering · joists · trusses
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- bulrushTall wetland sedge
- cattailWetland plant, brown spike
- strawTube for sipping
rushes · palm fronds · wheat straw · rye straw · heather · bundling · layering · combing
cottage
Small rural home
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
rural · bucolic · idyllic · picturesque · village · heritage · timeless · countryside · traditional · English
eaves
Projecting roof edges
shingles · slate · tiles · chimney · dormer · flashing · guttering · joists · trusses · underlayment
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
straw · rushes · palm fronds · wheat straw · rye straw · heather · bundling · layering · combing · dressing
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handiworkHandmade work product
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
weaving · dexterity · expertise · workmanship · technique · apprenticeship · guild · sparring
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
shock · unruly · disheveled · tousled · thick · dense · tangled · matted · bushy · unkempt
thatchesmetal roofing
Steel or aluminum overhead covering
steel panels · shingles · tiles · concrete tiles · corrugated iron
thatchesprefabricates
Makes components in advance
mass-produces · industrializes · mechanizes · modernizes · automates
- thatched hutsDwellings with plant-fiber roofs
- thatched roofStraw or reed covering
- Margaret Thatcher
- thatched cottageDwelling with plant-fiber roof
- thatch roofDried vegetation layered overhead
- thatched houseHome with plant-fiber roof
thatch, thatching, thatched, thatchers, thatcher, thatchings, rethatching