mansard

noun

man·sard | \ ˈman-ˌsärd

How to pronounce mansard (audio)

, -sərd \

Definition of mansard

: a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one — see roof illustration

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Recent Examples on the Web Its impressive mansard asphalt shingle roof makes the home stand out on the street, which backs up to Popieluszko Court. — courant.com, "Property of the Week: 20 Charter Oak Place, Hartford," 11 Dec. 2020 Those photos were about all that remained after a fire that started Thursday afternoon and burned into Friday destroyed much of the redbrick landmark with the white trim and mansard roof that has helped define Northfield for generations. — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, "Fire destroys much of Northfield's historic Archer House River Inn," 13 Nov. 2020 Up top, a ventilating tower was handsomely fitted out with a four-sided mansard roof pierced by round-arched dormers. — John Freeman Gill, New York Times, "In Brooklyn, a Ghost of Breweries Past," 30 Oct. 2020 The Victorian row houses -- and two Second Empire-style row houses with mansard roofs that are expected to follow in 2021 -- are being developed by the non-profit Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, Inc., or NINA. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, "Development of downtown Hartford’s ‘Bushnell Park South’ could take cues from modest Asylum Hill row house project," 2 Dec. 2019 That facade, research showed, was originally cast iron on its lower four floors and sheet metal on its fifth level, the dormered mansard roof. — John Freeman Gill, New York Times, "Restoring Brooklyn’s Queen of Department Stores," 22 Nov. 2019 Some rooms have special features like a wooden Versailles parquet on the first floor or Parisian mansards on the top floor. — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, "The Best Room at...Hotel Splendide Royal in Paris," 8 Jan. 2019 The architects restored the exterior of the building, transforming its dilapidated white siding into something closer to the building’s original state with a mansard roof, cornices, and trim. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "1880s Victorian renovated into sustainable emergency shelter for families," 23 July 2018 The cheapest rooms have sloping mansard roofs that could be problematic for tall guests; the nicest rooms have a small terrace. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018

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“Mansard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mansard. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.

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