THATCH (O.E. thaec; the word is

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• COMMON

common to many

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• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic

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• LANGUAGES

languages in the sense of " roof," "

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• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover "; cf. Du. dak, Ger.

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• DACH, SIMON (1605-1659)

Dach; from Du. dekken comes "

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• DECK

deck "; the Indo-

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• EUROPEAN

European

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• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root is

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• STAG (0. Eng. stagga, a Norse word, cf. Icel. steggr, steggi, a male animal, cf. Steggander, a drake; it is usually referred to stigan, to climb, to mount, but this is doubtful)

stag, whence Gr. or.yos, roof,

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• LAT

Lat. tegere, to cover; the

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• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French equiva  lent is chaume), the material employed sometimes for roofs in the place of tiles or slates; it consists of wheat straw, of which several layers are required, to the depth of from 12 to 14 in., or even extending to 18 in . Unthreshed straw is said to last from twenty-five to thirty years, and is easily repaired . In Norfolk the reeds of marshland are employed, and they constitute a durable thatch lasting from thirty to forty years or more . Thatched roofs are not now allowed in London or other towns and their vicinity, but if saturated with a solution of lime the thatch is said to be incombustible . It forms an extremely good roof, warm in winter and cool in summer .