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MANSARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hip roof having two slopes on each side
Synonyms:
mansard; mansard roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mansard" is a kind of...):
curb roof (a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mansard"):
French roof (a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular)
Derivation:
mansard ((of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper
Example:
the story formed by a mansard roof is usually called the garret
Classified under:
Similar:
hipped ((of a roof) sloping on all sides)
Derivation:
mansard (a hip roof having two slopes on each side)
