GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Roof , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing.]
   To cover with a roof.
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   I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches.
   Addison.
   
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   To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.
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   Here had we now our country's honor roofed.
   Shak.
   
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2.       
   Roofing, n.
   The act of covering with a roof.
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   The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
   Gwilt.
   
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   Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. “Fit roofing gave.”
   Southey.
   
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   (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage.
   Raymond.
   
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