Mansard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The upper story formed by the lower slope of a mansard roof.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
  • Equivalent
    hipped   
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