Mansard

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mansard roof
  2. 2
    a hip roof having two slopes on each side wordnet
  3. 3
    The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof
Adjective
  1. 1
    having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper wordnet

Synonyms

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hippedmansard roof

Example

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"A single house can have a French-inspired mansard roof, Grecian columns, and English Tudor-inspired timbering."

Etymology

Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect.

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