Thatch Sentence Examples

It was wood & thatch with a brick chimney.

At this time the town consisted of about 120 houses, mostly built of mud and covered with thatch, while the castle, a twostoreyed building, was roofed with shingles.

Today a heather thatch can be seen at the Cragside estate.

The thatch huts are roofed with plumber 's hemp.

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.

From it the native draws lumber for his hut, utensils for his kitchen, thatch for his roof, medicines, preserved delicacies, and a long list of other articles.

The Thatch was fully prepared for a last round against the jungle critters.

The thatch Bank In some respects, the thatch layer in turf grass is like a current bank account.

Possible candidates include wild grass or reed thatch, bark or turf.

To increase drought tolerance, scarify the lawn in autumn to remove thatch build-up.

Do n't stick the roof on yet if you are going to thatch it with sisal string.

Spark arresters can prevent sparks from the flue landing on the thatch, however they must be cleaned regularly.

Thatch of less than 1/2 thick is useful as it cuts down moisture loss and gives the lawn a springy feel.

The left cottage retains a turf thatch roof, whilst the central cottage retains the remains of stone roof flags.

Long straw is always covered with wire netting to protect the thatch from bird and vermin damage.

The trunk of the coconut palm tree is often utilized for timber and the leaves for roof thatch.

Fall is also the time to aerate if you have a half inch or more of thatch built up.

Finally, he broke through the thatch of branches and leaves blocking most of the sun.  The day was darkening.  In the distance, he saw the massive fortress that was Death's, and he saw the Lake of Souls he'd seen in angel memories.  He saw birds but couldn't see through the jungle to where Katie might be.  The branch holding him swayed in a heavy wind that smelled of rain.

Among some tribes a circular grave was dug and the body placed in it with its face towards the east, and a high mound covered with bark or thatch raised over it.

Its trunk furnishes timber for house-building and furniture; the leaves supply thatch; their footstalks are used as fuel, and also yield a fibre from which cordage is spun.

The fruit is edible and its juice is made into beer; the sap of the tree is made into wine, and its pith into bread; the leaves furnish an excellent thatch, and the fibre extracted from their midribs is used f or fish lines, cordage, hammocks, nets, &c.; and the wood is hard and makes good building' material.

In 16J3 the town was nearly destroyed by fire, and it again suffered in 1679 and 1690; after which an act was passed forbidding the use of thatch.

Even in many of the towns the houses are mere cabins of wood and thatch.

We have successfully analyzed DNA from smoke blackened thatch from Cruck Cottage, Oxfordshire, dating from the 13th or 14th century.

With an existing thatched roof it can be difficult, if not impossible, to retrospectively fully fireproof the thatch.

Spark arresters can prevent spark arresters can prevent sparks from the flue landing on the thatch, however they must be cleaned regularly.

Three years later, a new building was developed on the site, with a slate roof replacing the thatch.

A third section scattered through the village arranging quarters for the staff officers, carrying out the French corpses that were in the huts, and dragging away boards, dry wood, and thatch from the roofs, for the campfires, or wattle fences to serve for shelter.

The Thatch Bank In some respects, the thatch layer in turf grass is like a current bank account.

Dinner, beneath the domed thatch, is a traditional, three-course gourmet affair.

Many cottages and barns still have a reed matting which was woven diagonally and laid over the rafters and under the thatch.

Fox is 10yrs old and by Catch the Thatch fully papered, he has done a bit of everything but has quiet low milage.

Between door and end of wing a one story outhouse, rendered, with thatch roof.

The leaves of Sabal palmetto, the thatch or palmetto palm, are used for thatching.

The airport, comprised of open-air pavilions with thatch roofs, is very charming.

The north aisle contains a 17th century bier and a fire hook for removing the thatch of houses which had caught fire.

Hurdles were woven from hazel or willow and topped with straw thatch.

Surface applications of phosphorus can stimulate rooting within the thatch layer, thereby further aggravating the thatch accumulation rate.

Its solid, hooked tines cut through the toughest thatch and the wheels keep it at a constant level.

Tropical scene setter themes include island beaches, coral reefs, and bamboo or thatch hut patterns.

Their houses, of which the framework is timber and the rest lattice and thatch, are ingeniously constructed, with great taste in ornamentation, and are well furnished with mats, mosquito-curtains, baskets, fans, nets and cooking and other utensils.

Patches of tall cactus, thorn scrub, and thatch palms are typical of this habitat.

The road edged a thatch of forest past the water treatment plant and the power plant, and circled the central command hub in which she worked before leading to the main entrance of the compound.

Their houses are built of timber and thatch, or clay tiles, except in the Karst region, where stone is more plentiful than wood.

The trail entered another dark thatch of forest, and she arrived soon at the agreed upon meeting place, a meadow marked with a single obelisk.

Kotaraja lies near the northern extremity of the island, and consists of detached houses of timber and thatch, clustered in enclosed groups called kampongs, and buried in a forest of fruit-trees.

In Norfolk the reeds of marshland are employed, and they constitute a durable thatch lasting from thirty to forty years or more.

Many villages are wholly built of timber and thatch, especially amongst the Carpathians, the floors being frequently raised on piles, several feet above the ground.