mansard

[ man-sahrd, -serd ]

/ ˈmæn sɑrd, -sərd /

noun

Also called mansard roof . a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.Compare French roof.

the story under such a roof.

Origin of mansard

1725–35; <French mansarde, named after N. F. Mansart

Words nearby mansard

Man proposes, God disposes, manque, Manresa, manroot, manrope, mansard, Mansart, man's best friend, manscape, manse, Mansell

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Example sentences from the Web for mansard

Originally the Cabildo was two stories in height, with a flat roof; the mansard roof was added in 1851.
Historic Shrines of America|John T. (John Thomson) Faris
On each side of the circular pediment is a little "Mansard" window in the roof, and on the pediment itself are two statues.
The Story of Rouen|Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
After a very short time, however, the direction of the works was taken from Mansard, and given to Jacques le Mercier.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards
Under the roof, in two mansard attics, were the nests for the servants.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

From out an open Elizabethan window under a mansard roof, and overlooking a small Moorish veranda, there came a sound of woe.
The Squirrel Inn|Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for mansard

mansard

/ (ˈmænsɑːd, -səd) /

noun

Also called: mansard roof a roof having two slopes on both sides and both ends, the lower slopes being steeper than the upperCompare gambrel roof

an attic having such a roof

Word Origin for mansard

C18: from French mansarde, after François Mansart

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mansard
释义	mansard [ man-sahrd, -serd ] / ˈmæn sɑrd, -sərd / noun Also called mansard roof . a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.Compare French roof. the story under such a roof. Origin of mansard 1725–35; <French mansarde, named after N. F. Mansart Words nearby mansard Man proposes, God disposes, manque, Manresa, manroot, manrope, mansard, Mansart, man's best friend, manscape, manse, Mansell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mansard Originally the Cabildo was two stories in height, with a flat roof; the mansard roof was added in 1851. Historic Shrines of America\|John T. (John Thomson) Faris On each side of the circular pediment is a little "Mansard" window in the roof, and on the pediment itself are two statues. The Story of Rouen\|Sir Theodore Andrea Cook After a very short time, however, the direction of the works was taken from Mansard, and given to Jacques le Mercier. Old and New Paris, v. 2\|Henry Sutherland Edwards Under the roof, in two mansard attics, were the nests for the servants. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo From out an open Elizabethan window under a mansard roof, and overlooking a small Moorish veranda, there came a sound of woe. The Squirrel Inn\|Frank R. Stockton British Dictionary definitions for mansard mansard / (ˈmænsɑːd, -səd) / noun Also called: mansard roof a roof having two slopes on both sides and both ends, the lower slopes being steeper than the upperCompare gambrel roof an attic having such a roof Word Origin for mansard C18: from French mansarde, after François Mansart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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