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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On the other hand, hip roofs, gambrel roofs, mansard roofs, and other common roof styles tend to heavily alter a home's overall look.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
The Comet opened its doors in 1984 and tapped into the diner’s retro roots, stripping off later additions, including a mansard roof, to reveal the structure’s original chrome-and-steel dome.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
Formed at Columbia University in 2006, the band made perky, bleating indie rock about Cape Cod, mansard roofs, and Oxford commas.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Others kept lists of mansard roof homes, or a searchable list of friends’ and family’s astrological signs.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2023
The building opposite has a little round window in its mansard roof, and sometimes the face of a small girl appears there.
—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
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
The Comet opened its doors in 1984 and tapped into the diner’s retro roots, stripping off later additions, including a mansard roof, to reveal the structure’s original chrome-and-steel dome.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
Formed at Columbia University in 2006, the band made perky, bleating indie rock about Cape Cod, mansard roofs, and Oxford commas.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Others kept lists of mansard roof homes, or a searchable list of friends’ and family’s astrological signs.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2023
The building opposite has a little round window in its mansard roof, and sometimes the face of a small girl appears there.
—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
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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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