re-roofv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈruːf/, U.S.

/riˈruf/,

/riˈrʊf/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, roof v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + roof v.

transitive. To provide (a building) with a new roof. Also in extended use. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > roof > reroof or repair (roof)

enstore1382

re-cover1579

re-roof1820

1820 T. K. Cromwell Excurs. Ireland II. 179 What remains of the original building is little more than a belfry, and part of the walls of the chapel, which, having been re-roofed some years back, is devoted to the purposes of a parochial office.

1856 P. H. Gosse Tenby xxii. 212 The figs and sour-sops filling it with their columnar trunks, and re-roofing it with their crowns of foliage.

1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry viii. 280 To re-roof and re-light them.

1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire II. 1155 The church was repaired and reroofed in 1829.

1905 Athenæum 23 Sept. 408/2 The frequency of oak enabled the inhabitants to reroof their churches after an enriched steep-pitched fashion.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 108/1 (advt.) If you plan to build, re-roof or modernize, you will be enthusiastic about the many value-giving features of Eternit Timbertex.

1992 D. Morgan Rising in West iii. xvii. 317 Terry installed tile counters in his parents' kitchen, and Gary helped his dad reroof his house.

Derivatives

reˈroofing n.

ΚΠ

1844 C. Cist Cincinnati Misc. Dec. 74/1 To repair these damages involved the rebuilding of the west wall,..the reflooring of the third and fourth floors and the reroofing of the whole building.

2006 M. McClintock et al. Ultimate Guide Home Repair & Improvem. (Creative Homeowner Press) xix. 466/1 Reroofing consists of applying new shingles over the existing roofing material.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-roof
释义	re-roofv. Brit. /ˌriːˈruːf/, U.S. /riˈruf/, /riˈrʊf/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, roof v. Etymology: < re- prefix + roof v. transitive. To provide (a building) with a new roof. Also in extended use. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > roof > reroof or repair (roof) enstore1382 re-cover1579 re-roof1820 1820 T. K. Cromwell Excurs. Ireland II. 179 What remains of the original building is little more than a belfry, and part of the walls of the chapel, which, having been re-roofed some years back, is devoted to the purposes of a parochial office. 1856 P. H. Gosse Tenby xxii. 212 The figs and sour-sops filling it with their columnar trunks, and re-roofing it with their crowns of foliage. 1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry viii. 280 To re-roof and re-light them. 1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire II. 1155 The church was repaired and reroofed in 1829. 1905 Athenæum 23 Sept. 408/2 The frequency of oak enabled the inhabitants to reroof their churches after an enriched steep-pitched fashion. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 108/1 (advt.) If you plan to build, re-roof or modernize, you will be enthusiastic about the many value-giving features of Eternit Timbertex. 1992 D. Morgan Rising in West iii. xvii. 317 Terry installed tile counters in his parents' kitchen, and Gary helped his dad reroof his house. Derivatives reˈroofing n. ΚΠ 1844 C. Cist Cincinnati Misc. Dec. 74/1 To repair these damages involved the rebuilding of the west wall,..the reflooring of the third and fourth floors and the reroofing of the whole building. 2006 M. McClintock et al. Ultimate Guide Home Repair & Improvem. (Creative Homeowner Press) xix. 466/1 Reroofing consists of applying new shingles over the existing roofing material. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1820
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