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thatching (process)


Identification code: 300053687



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  • thatch
  • thatched

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The process of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, reed, sedge, rushes, or heather; the vegetation is layered so that rain water is shed away from the inner roof. Thatching is an ancient roofing method, found in both tropical and temperate climates.

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