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Definition of Housetop
1. Noun. The roof of a house. "Shout it from the housetops"
Definition of Housetop
1. Noun. the roof of a house ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Housetop
1. the roof of a house [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housetop
Literary usage of Housetop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Syrian Christ by Abraham Mitrie Rihbany (1916)
"CHAPTER IV THE housetop WHILE a caravan of camels needs no other means than its
own majestic appearance to herald its arrival into a town, ..."
2. Missionary Review of the World by James Lutzweiler (1900)
"A VIEW FROM A housetop IN SELECTED ARTICLES. MOROCCO AS A MISSION FIELD.* BT
BUDGETT MEAKIN, LONDON, ENGLAND. Author of "The Moorish Empire," "The Land of ..."
3. Catlin's Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His by George Catlin (1848)
"... and found on the housetop—Their first exhibition in Egyptian Hall—Eagle-dance —The
Doctor's speech—Great amusement of the ladies—His description of the ..."
4. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1900)
"28 has an apocalyptic ring, the saying on "the housetop" implies not so much a
crisis as a career. And to interpret the Logion in this light is neither to ..."
5. The Howadji in Syria by George William Curtis (1852)
"CHAPTER X. ON THE housetop. THE Mosque of Omar is the most beautiful object in
Jerusalem, and the Church ..."
6. A Commentary, Critical, Expository, and Practical, on the Gospels of Matthew by John Jason Owen (1857)
"15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter
therein, to take any thing out of his house : 18 And pray ye that your ..."
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