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See also:THATCH (O.E. thaec; the word is See also:common to many See also:Teutonic See also:languages in the sense of " roof," " See also:cover "; cf. Du. dak, Ger. See also:Dach; from Du. dekken comes " See also:deck "; the Indo-See also:European See also:root is See also:stag, whence Gr. or.yos, roof, See also:Lat. tegere, to cover; the See also:French equiva See also:lent is chaume), the material employed sometimes for See also:roofs in the See also:place of tiles or slates; it consists of See also:wheat See also:straw, of which several layers are required, to the See also:depth of from 12 to 14 in., or even extending to 18 in . Unthreshed straw is said to last from twenty-five to See also:thirty years, and is easily repaired . In See also:Norfolk the reeds of marshland are employed, and they constitute a durable See also:thatch lasting from thirty to See also:forty years or more . Thatched roofs are not now allowed in See also:London or other towns and their vicinity, but if saturated with a See also:solution of See also:lime the thatch is said to be incombustible . It forms an extremely See also:good roof, warm in See also:winter and cool in summer . |
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