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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Roofing | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Roofing | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Roof \Roof\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roofed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roofing}.] 1. To cover with a roof. I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. --Addison. 2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. Here had we now our country's honor roofed. --Shak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Roofing \Roof"ing\, n. 1. The act of covering with a roof. 2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. --Gwilt. 3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. [bd]Fit roofing gave.[b8] --Southey. 4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. --Raymond. | |
