Roofy

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Roofed p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing. ] 1. To cover with a roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here had we now our country's honor roofed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. rof, AS. hr&unr_;f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr&unr_;f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr&unr_;st roof, Goth. hr&unr_;t. Cf. Roost. ] 1. (Arch.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flowery roof
Showered roses, which the morn repaired. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bell roof,
French roof, etc. (Arch.) See under Bell, French, etc. --
Flat roof. (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination. --
Roof plate. (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who puts on roofs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of covering with a roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. “Fit roofing gave.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small roof, covering, or shelter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. rof, AS. hr&unr_;f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr&unr_;f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr&unr_;st roof, Goth. hr&unr_;t. Cf. Roost. ] 1. (Arch.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flowery roof
Showered roses, which the morn repaired. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bell roof,
French roof, etc. (Arch.) See under Bell, French, etc. --
Flat roof. (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination. --
Roof plate. (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who puts on roofs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of covering with a roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. “Fit roofing gave.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small roof, covering, or shelter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]