THATCH

[verb], [noun] - (to put on a building) a roof covering of straw and reedsThey're thatching a cottage in the village this week. [T]They live in a thatched cottage/a cottage with a thatched roof.Some of the thatch on the barn needs replacing. [U]There's a bird nesting in the thatch (= the roof made of this). [U]A thatch of hair is a mass of thick or untidy hair.