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sɑrd, -sərd noun
1.
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. See illus. under roof, Compare French roof.
2.
the story under such a roof.
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mansard (ˈmænsɑːd, -səd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare gambrel roof Also called: mansard roof a roof having two slopes on both sides and both ends, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper |
| 2. | an attic having such a roof |
| [C18: from French mansarde, after François | |
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mansard
1734, from Fr. mansarde, short for toit à la mansarde, named for Fr. architect Nicholas François Mansart (1598-1666).
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