mansard

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adjective

having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper

Similar
hippedmansard roof
OriginFrench mansarde →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
nounmansard (plural mansards)

plural mansards

  1. A mansard roof
  2. The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper

Similar
hipped

nouna hip roof having two slopes on each side

Similar
mansard roof
Broader
curb roof
Also see
hippedmansard roof

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchmansarde
  2. Englishmansard

Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect.

More words from French

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Translations

Bulgarian мансарда
  • мансарда (mansarda)upper storey
Italian mansarda
  • mansardaupper storey
Polish mansarda, facjata
  • mansardaupper storey
  • facjataupper storey
Russian манса́рда
  • манса́рда (mansárda)upper storey
Swedish vindsvåning, vindskupa
  • vindsvåningupper storey
  • vindskupaupper storey
  • mansardupper storey
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