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raftered

raftered adjective: having rafters (often of a specified kind). Also the simple past and past participle of rafter.

Adjective

raftered (not comparable)

  1. Having rafters (often of a specified kind).
    • Inside in the smoky room with the raftered ceiling, it was dark and dismal.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 296
    • O'er sculptured Cloisters, and high-raftered Halls, / By Rivers gliding under ancient Walls […]1897, William John Courthope, The longest reign

Also used as

raftered is also the simple past and past participle of rafter.

Origin of raftered

From rafter + -ed.

Words formed from raftered

Questions about raftered

What does raftered mean?
Raftered means having rafters (often of a specified kind).
What part of speech is raftered?
Raftered is an adjective.

Words near raftered in the dictionary

  1. rafte
  2. rafted
  3. rafter
  4. rafter snapper
  5. rafter snappers
  6. raftered
  7. raftering
  8. rafterings
  9. rafterless
  10. rafters
  11. Raftery

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