- mansard man·sard n
- ['mænsɒːd]
1) (also: mansard roof) tetto mansardato2) (attic) mansarda
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mansard man·sard n
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man|sard — «MAN sahrd», noun. 1. Also, mansard roof. a four sided roof with two slopes on each side. The lower slopes are nearly vertical and the upper slopes nearly flat, allowing greater headway throughout the top story. »The splendid mansard roof, with… … Useful english dictionary
mansard (roof) — or mansard [man′särd] n. 〚Fr mansarde, after F. Mansard (1598 1666), Fr architect, who revived the use of such roofs〛 a roof with two slopes on each of the four sides, the lower steeper than the upper * * * … Universalium
mansard (roof) — or mansard [man′särd] n. [Fr mansarde, after F. Mansard (1598 1666), Fr architect, who revived the use of such roofs] a roof with two slopes on each of the four sides, the lower steeper than the upper … English World dictionary
mansard (roof) — or mansard [man′särd] n. [Fr mansarde, after F. Mansard (1598 1666), Fr architect, who revived the use of such roofs] a roof with two slopes on each of the four sides, the lower steeper than the upper … English World dictionary
mansard-roof — /manˈsärd roof/ noun A roof having its angle divided to slope more steeply in the lower part than in the upper (also manˈsard) ORIGIN: François Mansard or Mansart (1598–1666), French architect … Useful english dictionary
mansard — man|sard [ mæn,sard ] or ,mansard roof noun count a roof that slopes at a steeper angle at the lower part than at the upper part … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mansard roof — Man sard roof [So called from its inventor, Fran[,c]ois Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.] (Arch.) A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mansard — man|sard [ˈmænsa:d US a:rd] n also mansard roof technical [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: mansarde, from François Mansard (1598 1666), French architect] a roof whose lower part slopes more steeply than its upper part … Dictionary of contemporary English
mansard — man•sard [[t]ˈmæn sɑrd, sərd[/t]] n. 1) archit. Also called man′sard roof′. a hip roof each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part 2) archit. the story under such a roof • Etymology: 1725–35; < F mansarde, after… … From formal English to slang
mansard — man·sard … English syllables
mansard — man|sard sb., en, er, erne (tagetage under et mansardtag) … Dansk ordbog
