thatched
thatched — adjective
1. describes a roof made of dried plant stems, like straw or reeds; also describes
describes a roof made of dried plant stems, like straw or reeds; also describes a building that has this kind of roof
The cottage had a thatched roof that kept the inside cool in summer.
thatched roof — most common noun collocation
Amihan took photos of the old thatched houses in the village.
After the storm, Asher helped repair the thatched barn roof with new reeds.
Rachid stayed in a thatched hut near the beach during his holiday.
- straw-roofed
more specific — straw is just one material; thatched can also use reeds or rushes
- reed-thatched
specifies the material as reed; less common in everyday use
文法句型
thatched + noun (roof, cottage, house, barn)
用法筆記
Most often used attributively before a noun that names the building or the roof itself, especially in descriptions of traditional rural homes.