<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">thatching</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>broaches</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>thatching crooks</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>thatchers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>roofer&apos;s crooks</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>thatch rakes</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>leggets</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>thatching horses</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>thatched roofs</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>placing processes and techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>thatch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thatched</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></note></mads>