mansard-roof

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noun mansard-roof Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. Compare French roof. 1
noun mansard-roof the story under such a roof. 1

before 1725

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

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