transcription, транскрипция: [ θætʃ ]
n. & v. --n. 1 a roof-covering of straw, reeds, palm-leaves, or similar material. 2 colloq. the hair of the head. --v.tr. (also absol.) cover (a roof or a building) with thatch. øøthatcher n. [n. late collateral form of thack (now dial.) f. OE thóc, after v. f. OE theccan f. Gmc, assim. to thack]