Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
material used to construct a roof;
2.
the craft of a roofer;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Roof \Roof\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Roofing.]
1. 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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2. 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Roofing \Roof"ing\, n.
1. The act of covering with a roof.
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2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a
roof. --Gwilt.
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3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit
roofing gave." --Southey.
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4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the
top of an underground passage. --Raymond.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
roofing
n 1: material used to construct a roof
2: the craft of a roofer