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Shingle :: Shingle (v. t.) To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof..

Canopy :: Canopy (n.) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc..

Plate :: Plate (n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters..

Reproof :: Reproof (n.) An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach..

Thurst :: Thurst (n.) The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.

Mackintosh :: Mackintosh (n.) A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.

Conning Tower :: Conning tower (n.) The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.

Proof :: Proof (n.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5..

Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked)..

Water Bed :: Water bed () A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients..

Pantile :: Pantile (n.) A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (/)..

Vergeboard :: Vergeboard (n.) The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard..

Probation :: Probation (n.) The act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof..

Beg :: Beg (v. t.) To take for granted; to assume without proof.

Sax :: Sax (n.) A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.

Plot-proof :: Plot-proof (a.) Secure against harm by plots.

Strut :: Strut (n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof..

Testudinated :: Testudinated (a.) Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; roofed; arched; vaulted.

Reader :: Reader (n.) A proof reader.

Proofless :: Proofless (a.) Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.

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