black house

British  

noun

1. a type of thatched house, usually made of turf, formerly found in the highlands and islands of Scotland

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Example Sentences

“Taste aside, a black house in an era of climate change is ridiculous,” said Adam Greenfield, a transportation and land-use advocate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Goodman says the neighbors seem intrigued by the black house, but they also just seem happy that the property is being maintained.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

So do Haring’s mesmerizing brush stokes in black house paint.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

That dorm’s students are moved over to Winchester’s black house, Armstrong / Parker, and this integration becomes one of the new season’s focal points.

From The Verge • May 4, 2018

To them the entrance gate is a triumphal arch, the weeds and the gutter a green meadow, and a murmuring brook, the black house a charming ruin, containing lovely, rose-red memories.

From The Red Room by Strindberg, August