| 单词 | roof work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroof work roof work n. (a) Mining the upper surface or part of a working or seam (now rare); (b) roofing, esp. of a decorative kind; (c) work or repairs carried out on a roof. ΚΠ 1653 E. Manlove Liberties & Customes Lead-mines Derby 264 Primgaps, Roof-works, Flat-works, Pipe-works, Shifts. 1733 S. Whatley tr. S. Tyssot de Patot Trav. & Adventures James Massey viii. 129 The Pavement [sc. of the palace] is red, the Pillars black, and the Roof-work white. 1855 Bradshaw's Illustr. Hand-bk. Travellers in Belgium 79/2 Fortunately only the roofwork of the church was burnt. 1888 Amer. Geologist 1 273 The disconnection of the coal bed and roof work is complete and distinct. 1891 S. Anglin Design of Struct. xix. 354 In roof work generally it is much better to drill than to punch the bars. 1979 P. Levi tr. Pausanias Guide to Greece (new ed.) I. i. 53 Pavilions with gilded roofwork and alabaster, decorated with statues and paintings. 2009 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 23 June b2 He could begin renovations this winter at the armory, which needs roof work and has no heating system. < as lemmas |
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