Roof

Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather and the invasion of animals. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous.

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Famous quotes containing the word roof:

    “Banners yellow, glorious, golden,
    On its roof did float and flow”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

    “A shudder in the loins engenders there
    The broken wall, the burning roof and tower”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Nothing aids which may not also injure us.
    Fire serves us well, but he who plots to burn
    His neighbor’s roof arms his hands with fire.”
    —Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)