thatch tree

A general name for palms in the West Indies. thatch-wood work, s. Hydr. Eng.: A mode of facing sea-walls with brushwood. Underbrush of say twelve or fourteen years' growth is cut down, fagoted at its full length, and spread over the face of the banks. It is kept down by strong stakes, which have cro pins at their upper ends to rest upon the brush, which breaks and disperses the waves and protects the earth beneath. thătch, v. t. [THATCH, 8.] To cover with straw, rushes, reeds, or the like. thatched, pa. par. or a. [THATCH, v.] *thatched-head, subst . One who has a head of thickly-matted hair. 4054 thâu-ma-tur-gic, thâu-ma-tür-gic-al, adj . [Eng. thaumaturg (y); -ic, -ical .] Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy, magic, or legerdemain. "[To see] such pleasant peeces of perspective, Indian pictures made of feathers, China workes, frames, thauma . turgicall motions, exoticke toyes, ." - Burton : Anat . of Melancholy , p. 275. thâu-ma-tur-ġics, s. pl . Feats of magic or legerdemain. [THAUMATURGIC.] thâu-ma-tür-ġist, s. [Eng. thaumaturg ( y ); -ist.] One who deals in wonders or believes in them; a wonder-worker. "Cagliostro, thaumaturgist , prophet, and arch quack." -Carlyle: Diamond Necklace , ch. xvi.