hip roof

noun

, Architecture.

1. a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof.

hip roof

noun

1. a roof having sloping ends and sides

Other Words From

• hip-roofed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hip roof¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.

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The hip roof of the building is crowned by a monitor top, which admits light into the art room below.

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One may surmise that there was a hip roof, with a chimney rising through each hip.

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It was low, with a plain hip-roof covered with ancient red tiles, many of which were missing.

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I feel like I've been straddlin' a hip roof durin' an earthquake.

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