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1thatching — /ˈθætʃɪŋ/ (say thaching) noun 1. the act or skill of covering with thatch. 2. the material used for thatching; thatch. {thatch + ing1} …
2Thatching — is the craft of covering a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is probably the oldest roofing material and has been used in both… …
3Thatching — Thatch ing, n. 1. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. The materials used for this purpose; thatch. [1913 Webster] …
4thatching — [thach′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person who thatches 2. material for a thatch roof, etc …
5Conservation Techniques for Cultural Properties — In 1975 the Japanese government added a new chapter to the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950) to provide for traditional techniques or craftsmanship that are indispensable to the preservation of cultural property and for which… …
6Manicaria — saccifera Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
7Phragmites — This article is about the common reed. For other plants called reed, see Reed (plant). Phragmites Phragmites australis seed head in winter Scientific classification …
8Imperata cylindrica — Red Baron, in a Boston, Massachusetts garden Scientific classification Kingdom …
9bracken — brackened, adj. /brak euhn/, n. 1. a large fern or brake, esp. Pteridium aquilinum. 2. a cluster or thicket of such ferns; an area overgrown with ferns and shrubs. [1275 1325; ME braken < Scand; cf. Sw bräken fern, Norw brake juniper] * * * or… …
10Maris Wigeon — Maris Widgeon, is an heritage variety of wheat that has traditionally been used for thatching in the UK. This variety was developed in 1964 by the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridgshire. The Maris in the name, was derived from Maris Lane, the… …
