unroofv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈruːf/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʊf/, U.S.

/ˌənˈruf/,

/ˌənˈrʊf/

Forms: see un- prefix² and roof v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², roof v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + roof v.

transitive. To remove the roof from. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > damage or injure [verb (transitive)] > damage deliberately or vandalize > gut or remove things from a building, etc.

unripa1513

tirr1553

discover1563

unfloor1589

unpinion1593

unbottom1598

unbrick1598

unpave1598

unroof1598

unslate1598

untop1598

flay1636

unplank1646

gut1688

unmantle1828

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disculminare,..to vnroofe, or vntile a house.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. i. 216 Sdeath, The rabble should haue first vnroof't [printed vnroo'ft] the City Ere so preuayl'd with me.

1756 I. Fletcher Diary 9 Oct. (1994) 17 Afternoon unroofed old backhouse.

1779 F. Hervey et al. Naval Hist. Great Brit. II. 457 Three hundred houses were unroofed by it.

1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 59 Time had unroof'd all the thatch from his pate.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen viii. 134 They actually unroofed a great part of the building.

1862 J. Grant Capt. of Guard xii. 86 Servers, pages, and pantrymen..unroofed the huge pasties of pigeons and venison.

1906 Bulletin (Sydney) 23 Aug. 16/3 A recent ‘willy’ unroofed a house on the outskirts of the township.

1995 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 8 Jan. 6/1 (headline) Storms unroof houses.

Derivatives

unˈroofing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > vandalism or iconoclasm > gutting or removing parts of (a building, etc.)

gutting1690

unroofing1790

1790 J. Fallowfield Misc. Ess., Divine & Moral (ed. 3) cliii. 235 One hundred and twenty-three people were killed by the unroofing of houses, and chimnies falling.

1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus I. xv The unroofing of the hovels.

1914 R. A. Daly Igneous Rocks & their Origin vi. 106 Map showing incipient unroofing of a granite stock in Saxony.

1996 Dublin Hist. Rec. 49 90 The arches have been bricked up since the unroofing of St. Anne's Chapel in c. 1826.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unroof
释义	unroofv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈruːf/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʊf/, U.S. /ˌənˈruf/, /ˌənˈrʊf/ Forms: see un- prefix² and roof v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², roof v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + roof v. transitive. To remove the roof from. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > damage or injure [verb (transitive)] > damage deliberately or vandalize > gut or remove things from a building, etc. unripa1513 tirr1553 discover1563 unfloor1589 unpinion1593 unbottom1598 unbrick1598 unpave1598 unroof1598 unslate1598 untop1598 flay1636 unplank1646 gut1688 unmantle1828 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disculminare,..to vnroofe, or vntile a house. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. i. 216 Sdeath, The rabble should haue first vnroof't [printed vnroo'ft] the City Ere so preuayl'd with me. View more context for this quotation 1756 I. Fletcher Diary 9 Oct. (1994) 17 Afternoon unroofed old backhouse. 1779 F. Hervey et al. Naval Hist. Great Brit. II. 457 Three hundred houses were unroofed by it. 1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 59 Time had unroof'd all the thatch from his pate. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen viii. 134 They actually unroofed a great part of the building. 1862 J. Grant Capt. of Guard xii. 86 Servers, pages, and pantrymen..unroofed the huge pasties of pigeons and venison. 1906 Bulletin (Sydney) 23 Aug. 16/3 A recent ‘willy’ unroofed a house on the outskirts of the township. 1995 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 8 Jan. 6/1 (headline) Storms unroof houses. Derivatives unˈroofing n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > vandalism or iconoclasm > gutting or removing parts of (a building, etc.) gutting1690 unroofing1790 1790 J. Fallowfield Misc. Ess., Divine & Moral (ed. 3) cliii. 235 One hundred and twenty-three people were killed by the unroofing of houses, and chimnies falling. 1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus I. xv The unroofing of the hovels. 1914 R. A. Daly Igneous Rocks & their Origin vi. 106 Map showing incipient unroofing of a granite stock in Saxony. 1996 Dublin Hist. Rec. 49 90 The arches have been bricked up since the unroofing of St. Anne's Chapel in c. 1826. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1598
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