Word of the Day 3.29.09
mansard
man·sard (m
n
särd
)
n.
The upper story formed by the lower slope of a mansard roof.
[French mansarde, after François Mansart (1598-1666), French architect.]
mansarded adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. |  mansard – a hip roof having two slopes on each side
curb roof – a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
French roof – a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
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| Adj. | 1. | 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”
hipped – (of a roof) sloping on all sides; “a hipped roof has sloping ends rather than gables”
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