See also:

• THATCH (O.E. thaec; the word is common to many Teutonic languages in the sense of " roof," " cover "; cf. Du. dak, Ger. Dach; from Du. dekken comes " deck "; the Indo-European root is stag, whence Gr. or.yos, roof, Lat. tegere, to cover; the French equiva

THATCH (O.E. thaec; the word is See also:

• COMMON

common to many See also:

• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages in the sense of " roof," " See also:

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

cover "; cf. Du. dak, Ger. See also:

• DACH, SIMON (1605-1659)

Dach; from Du. dekken comes " See also:

• DECK

deck "; the Indo-See also:

• EUROPEAN

European See also:

• 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 See also:

• 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, See also:

• LAT

Lat. tegere, to cover; the See also:

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

French equiva  See also:

• LENT (0. Eng. lenclen, " spring," M. Eng. lenten, lente, lent; cf. Dut. lente, Ger. Lenz, " spring," 0. H. Ger. lenzin, lengizin, lenzo, probably from the same root as " long " and referring to " the lengthening days ")

lent is chaume), the material employed sometimes for See also:

• ROOFS

roofs in the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of tiles or slates; it consists of See also:

• WHEAT
• WHEAT (Triticum)

wheat See also:

• STRAW

straw, of which several layers are required, to the See also:

• DEPTH

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

thirty years, and is easily repaired . In See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk the reeds of marshland are employed, and they constitute a durable See also:

• THATCH (O.E. thaec; the word is common to many Teutonic languages in the sense of " roof," " cover "; cf. Du. dak, Ger. Dach; from Du. dekken comes " deck "; the Indo-European root is stag, whence Gr. or.yos, roof, Lat. tegere, to cover; the French equiva

thatch lasting from thirty to See also:

• FORTY

forty years or more . Thatched roofs are not now allowed in See also:

• LONDON

London or other towns and their vicinity, but if saturated with a See also:

• SOLUTION (from Lat. solvere, to loosen, dissolve)

solution of See also:

• LIME
• LIME (O. Eng. lim, Lat. limes, mud, from linere, to smear)

lime the thatch is said to be incombustible . It forms an extremely See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good roof, warm in See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter and cool in summer .