mansard
noun
man·sard
ˈman-ˌsärd 
-sərd
: a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one see roof illustration
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The building opposite has a little round window in its mansard roof, and sometimes the face of a small girl appears there.
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
The duplex penthouse atop a former fire station features wall-to-wall skylight windows that follow the slope of the mansard roof and a working fireplace.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2023
From neoclassical to European mansard to Spanish Tudor, Glen Oaks, a south Oak Cliff neighborhood, has every style of mid-century home available.
—Sriya Reddy, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
McDonald’s new prototype became a low-profile mansard roof and brick design with shingle texture.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
Residents on some of the lower level floors of VU New York will have direct sightlines of the two-story mansard roof crowning the historic 69th Regiment Armory Building on Lexington Avenue, which has hosted everything from the legendary 1913 Armory Show to early 1950s NBA Finals games.
—New York Times, 7 May 2021
Googie style fell out of fashion in the 1970s as fast-food style favored dark colors, brick and mansard roofs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
The mansard roof is a dead giveaway that this home takes its cue from French design.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
Like the early Chicago towers, the Adolphus had a tripartite design, with a three-story granite base surmounted by a 14-story shaft of red tapestry brick, capped by a slate mansard roof.
—Dallas News, 24 May 2022
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
The duplex penthouse atop a former fire station features wall-to-wall skylight windows that follow the slope of the mansard roof and a working fireplace.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2023
From neoclassical to European mansard to Spanish Tudor, Glen Oaks, a south Oak Cliff neighborhood, has every style of mid-century home available.
—Sriya Reddy, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
McDonald’s new prototype became a low-profile mansard roof and brick design with shingle texture.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
Residents on some of the lower level floors of VU New York will have direct sightlines of the two-story mansard roof crowning the historic 69th Regiment Armory Building on Lexington Avenue, which has hosted everything from the legendary 1913 Armory Show to early 1950s NBA Finals games.
—New York Times, 7 May 2021
Googie style fell out of fashion in the 1970s as fast-food style favored dark colors, brick and mansard roofs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
The mansard roof is a dead giveaway that this home takes its cue from French design.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
Like the early Chicago towers, the Adolphus had a tripartite design, with a three-story granite base surmounted by a 14-story shaft of red tapestry brick, capped by a slate mansard roof.
—Dallas News, 24 May 2022
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Word History
Etymology
French mansarde, from François Mansart †1666 French architect
First Known Use
circa 1734, in the meaning defined above
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“Mansard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mansard. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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mansard
noun
man·sard
ˈman-ˌsärd
-sərd
: a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one
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