mansard
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- noun
- /ˈmæn.sɑrd/
- Specialized
:
mansarda
- They admired the beautiful mansard roof as they strolled through the historic district.
- mansard roof
Examples
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Actually, the reason he is so fond of his Mercury mansard is that it is in the center of things yet remains a hideaway.
Fiction book (1998) -
Every fall, the geese fly over the large window in the slanted roof of my mansard.
Academic text (1998) -
Magog's salle de ville was a modern white brick building with a shiny red mansard roof.
Fiction book (1999) -
Miroslav Blam, who lives in the Mercury's mansard, understands the exceptional, almost lofty status of the building and of himself as a part of it.
Fiction book (1998) -
Because the mansard deviates unexpectedly from the pattern of the other floors, narrowing as it does to the width of a footpath, which, protected by an iron fence so people will not fall to the street, looks like a ship's promenade perched on what is entirely residential space.
Fiction book (1998) -
The elegant mansion featured a striking mansard roof that added to its historical charm.
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The architect designed the new home with a classic mansard roof, perfect for maximizing attic space.
Synonyms
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A roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope steeper than the upper
A roof with very steep sides and a flat top that gives extra attic space
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.1
A roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope steeper than the upper
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mansard comes from the name of a French architect, Mansart, who made a roof with 'two slopes' on each side so the lower part was steeper and gave extra 'room' under the roof. So a mansard is that kind of roof that creates more living space.