man‧sard /ˈmænsɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ (
also ˈmansard roof)
noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: mansarde, from François Mansard (1598-1666), French architect]
a roof whose lower part slopes more steeply than its upper part
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