See Also: thatch(medicine)
thatch(1)(dictionary)
thatch(2)(dictionary)
thatch(dictionary)

hemoglobin (oh) and thatch(1) (iou)


hemoglobin (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: hematoglobulin 'hemoglobulin' (1800-1900), from hemat- ( HEMATOLOGY) + globulin]
the American spelling of haemoglobin

thatch(1) (iou)



thatch noun. LME.
[Alt. of THACK noun after THATCH verb.]
a. Material used in thatching, as straw, reeds, palm leaves, etc.; (a) roof-covering made of this. Formerly also, a roof-covering made of tiles or lead. Cf. earlier THACK noun 2. LME.
b. A thatched house. L17.
a. Tall coarse grass. US. E17.
b. In the W. Indies, (the leaves of) any of several palms used for thatching, esp. Thrinax parviflora (more fully palmetto thatch), Coccothrinax argentea (more fully silver thatch), and Sabal jamaicensis (more fully bull thatch). L17.
a. A covering of something, esp. hair; the hair of the head. Also (slang), a woman's pubic hair. M17.
K. Roberts His thatch of dark blond hair was..unkempt.
b. A matted layer of plant debris, moss, etc., on a lawn; material forming such a layer. M20.
Comb.: thatch-palm a palm whose leaves are used for thatching (cf. sense 2b above).
thatchless adjective having the thatch missing or destroyed L19.
thatchy adjective having much thatch; resembling thatch: M19.