| 单词 | roof-mask |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroof-mask roof-mask n. now rare a protective external structure which covers a ceiling or inner roof; an outer roof; (frequently with reference to Ruskin). ΚΠ 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. xiv. 150 Roof cornices..which are composed merely by the projection of the edge of the roof mask over the wall. 1901 Archit. Rec. Apr. 384 The gable is evidently not a real gable or ‘roof mask’, but a purely monumental erection. 1912 E. A. G. Lambourn Story of Archit. in Oxf. Stone vi. 161 In the sunny climate of Greece, when a separate roof-mask had to be built to protect a perishable ceiling, it was made with a very low pitch. 2005 R. Homan Art of Sublime (2006) iv. 52 The sides and rear of the building are framed in a similar way. This supports a low-pitched roof-mask, producing a distinctive shallow triangle on the front elevation called the pediment. < as lemmas |
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