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.
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.
The flowery roof Showered roses, which the morn
repaired. --Milton.
3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying
a bed of coal or a flat vein.
{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.