adj. having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
n. A mansard roof
n. The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In French, a mansard roof; a dormer-window; hence, a chamber lighted by such a window; a chamber in the roof: in English used in all these senses. See Mansard roof, under roof.
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n. a hip roof having two slopes on each side
adj. (of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper
Word Usage
"A man of average height must stoop under the beams of the little mansard chamber in No. 20 Bonngasse."