sky roofed

Having the sky for a roof. sky-sail, s. Naut.: A square sail set above the royal. "When you speak of sky - sail poles you are talking of a length of mast continued above the royal mast, upon which a skysail -yard may be cro ed. When you speak of stump topgallant masts you refer to a mast that is neither royal mast nor sky - sail mast, and upon which only a topgallant sail can be set, thus losing the two sails which the existence of the sky - sail pole admits of."-London Daily Telegraph. sky-scraper, s. 1. Naut .: A triangular sky-sail. 2. Arch .: The name given to the very tall build. ings to be seen in our larger American cities, particularly in New York and Chicago. "The existence of sky -scrapers is mainly due to the introduction of steel framework and the cantilever into architecture. All the tall buildings are supported by *sky-tinctured, a. Tinctured or colored like the sky; azure. "The third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinctured grain." Milton: P. L., v. 285.