mansard

[ man-sahrd, -serd ]

noun
  1. Also called mansard roof . a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.: Compare French roof.

  2. the story under such a roof.

Origin of mansard

1
1725–35; <French mansarde, named after N. F. Mansart

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mansard

/ (ˈmænsɑːd, -səd) /


noun
  1. Also called: mansard roof a roof having two slopes on both sides and both ends, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper: Compare gambrel roof

  2. an attic having such a roof

Origin of mansard

1
C18: from French mansarde, after François Mansart

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