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1. (n.) mansard
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
2. mansard
the story under such a roof.
Etymology: (1725–35; < F mansarde, after Nicolas François Mansart (1598–1666), French architect)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mansard, mansard roof
a hip roof having two slopes on each side
2. (adj) mansard
(of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper
"the story formed by a mansard roof is usually called the garret"
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. mansard
the name of two French architects, born in Paris—François, who constructed the Bank of France (1598-1666), and Jules Hardoun, his grand-nephew, architect of the dome of the Invalides and of the palace and chapel of Versailles (1645-1708).
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