Cover+with+straw

  • 61mat — mat1 [mat] n. [ME matte < OE meatt < LL matta (> Ger matte) < Phoen word akin to Heb mittāh, a cover] 1. a flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, rushes, etc., often used as a floor covering 2. a piece of this …

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  • 62thatch — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thecchen, from Old English theccan to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover, Latin tegere, Greek stegein to cover, stegos roof, Sanskrit sthagati he covers Date: 14th century to cover with or …

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  • 63Dürer's Rhinoceros — The Rhinoceros Artist Albrecht Dürer …

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  • 64thatch — thatchless, adj. thatchy, adj. /thach/, n. 1. Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc. 2. a covering of such a material. 3. the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching …

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  • 65thatch — [thach] n. [altered (based on the v.) < older thack < ME thac < OE thæc, a thatch, roof: for base see THATCH the vt.] 1. a) a roof or roofing of straw, rushes, palm leaves, etc. b) material for such a roof 2. any of a number of palms… …

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  • 66Deep End (short story) — Deep End is a short story written in 1961 by British author J. G. Ballard. It first appeared in the May 1961 edition of New Worlds (Volume 36, Number 106)[1] and then in the 1962 collection The Voices of Time and Other Stories[2] followed by The… …

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  • 67thatch — [[t]θætʃ[/t]] n. 1) Also, thatch′ing. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc 2) a covering of such a material 3) pln any of various palms having leaves used for thatch 4) something resembling… …

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  • 68thatch — /θætʃ / (say thach) noun 1. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, haystacks, etc. 2. a covering of such a material. 3. Colloquial the hair covering the head. –verb (t) 4. to cover with or as with thatch. –verb… …

  • 69litter — lit•ter [[t]ˈlɪt ər[/t]] n. 1) objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish 2) a condition of disorder or untidiness: We were appalled at the litter of the room[/ex] 3) zool. a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one… …

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  • 70mat — I. /mæt / (say mat) noun 1. a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or other fibre, used to cover a floor, to wipe the shoes on, etc. 2. a small piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase,… …