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A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.
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a.
Having a hip roof.
n.
Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Roof
a.
Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed.
n.
The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
n.
One who puts on roofs.
n.
The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.
imp. & p. p.
of Roof
n.
An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.
n.
A small roof, covering, or shelter.
v. t.
To cover with a roof.
n.
The act of covering with a roof.
n.
The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.
n.
The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.
a.
Having no roof; as, a roofless house.
n.
The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof.
n.
That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth.
a.
Having roofs.
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