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cradle roof
noun
- a roof having trusses the undersides of which form an arch.
- a roof ceiled in the form of a barrel vault.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cradle roof1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Fine woodwork is to be seen in the cradle roof, while the chancel screen was carefully modelled on one of earlier date.
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What, of the cradle roof that flies Forward and backward through the air?
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The Tuckers' Hall, built of ruddy stone, still stands in Fore Street, and the hall has a fine cradle roof with plaster panels.
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