Definition of Roofing paper

1. Noun. A heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing.

Exact synonyms: Tar Paper
Generic synonyms: Paper, Roofing Material

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roofing Paper

roof rats
roof square
roof squares
roof tile
roof tiles
roofe
roofed
roofer
roofers
roofie
roofier
roofies
roofiest
roofing
roofing material
roofing paper (current term)
roofing tile
roofings
roofless
rooflessness
rooflet
rooflets
rooflike
roofline
rooflines
roofs
roofscape
roofscapes
roofspace
roofspaces

Literary usage of Roofing paper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A practical treatise on the manufacture of paper in all its branches by Carl Hofmann (1873)
"roofing paper.—The roofs of buildings are frequently covered with paper ... Blown cane fibre has also been found to improve the quality of roofing paper. ..."

2. Digest of Decisions Under the Interstate Commerce Act, from 1908 by Herbert Confield Lust, Ralph Merriam (1913)
"Prior .to 1895 a commodity rate of 20c applied on roofing paper and on printing and wrapping paper. On that date this rate was reduced to 16c and then ..."

3. Digest of Decisions Under the Interstate Commerce Act, from 1908 by Herbert Confield Lust, Ralph Merriam (1913)
"Prior to 1895 a commodity rate of 20c applied on roofing paper and on printing and wrapping paper. On that date this rate was reduced to 16c and then ..."

4. Coal-tar and Ammonia by Georg Lunge (1887)
"Probably most of the roofing-paper now manufactured both in Germany and the ... It is sometimes asserted that the roofing-paper made with " asphalt" or ..."

5. Supplemental Digest of Decisions Under the Interstate Commerce Act by Herbert Confield Lust (1917)
"There was a clear distinction between roofing paper or building paper and prepared roofing, the latter being of materially higher value and ready for ..."

6. Petroleum Production Methods by John R. Suman (1921)
"roofing paper.—When the woodwork of the roof has been completed, before any roofing paper shall be placed in position, the sheathing shall be thoroughly ..."

7. Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory for by Clark, Charles F., Detroit, pub (1863)
"Also, Dry and Tarred roofing paper and Roofing Cement for Gravel Roofs, THB BEST IN TIIK ... roofing paper ..."

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