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Amant., ii. roody (rö'di), a . [Appar. a var. of rooty .] Rank in growth; coarse; luxuriant. [Prov. Eng.] roof 1 (röf), n. [ rof , hrof , a roof, = OFries. hrof , a roof, = OD. roef , a roof, ceiling, shelter, cover, D. roef , a cabin, a wooden cover, = MLG. rof , LG. rof , a roof, Icel. hrof , a shed under which ships are kept or built. Cf. Icel. raf , also rāfr , mod. ræfr , a roof; Ru . krovů , a roof; perhaps akin to Gr. κρύπτειν , hide (see crypt).] 1. The external upper covering of a house or other building. Roofs are distinguished (1) by the materials of which they are mainly formed, as thatch, stone, wood, slate, tile, iron, etc., and (2) by their form and mode of construction, in great variety, as shed, curb, hip, gable, pavilion, ogee, and flat roofs. between the supports; the of the highest part above