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Hip roof — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hip roof — hip roofed, adj. Archit. a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof. See illus. under roof. [1720 30] * * * ▪ architecture also called hipped roof roof that slopes upward from all sides of a structure, having no vertical ends. The hip… … Universalium
hip-roof — hip roofˈ noun A hipped roof • • • Main Entry: ↑hip … Useful english dictionary
hip roof — hip′ roof n. archit. a roof with sloping ends and sides … From formal English to slang
hip roof — n. a roof with sloping ends and sides … English World dictionary
Hip roof — A bungalow in Chicago with a hipped roof … Wikipedia
hip roof — noun a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides • Syn: ↑hipped roof • Hypernyms: ↑roof • Part Meronyms: ↑hip * * * noun : a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides compare hi … Useful english dictionary
hip roof — /ˈhɪp ruf/ (say hip roohf) noun a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof …
hip roof — noun Date: circa 1741 a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides see roof illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hip — Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting region… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
