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Roof
Roof
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
.
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
.
Roof
n.
The
surface
or
bed
of
rock
immediately
overlying
a
bed
of
coal
or a
flat
vein
.
Roof
v. t.
To
cover
with
a
roof
.
Roof
v. t.
To
inclose
in a
house
;
figuratively
, to
shelter
.
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