mansard

[ man-sahrd, -serd ]
/ ˈmæn sɑrd, -sərd /

noun

Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part. Compare French roof.
the story under such a roof.

Origin of mansard

1725–35; < French mansarde, named after N. F. Mansart

Words nearby mansard

manque, manqué, manresa, manroot, manrope, mansard, mansart, manscape, manse, mansell, manservant

Definition for mansard (2 of 2)

Mansart
[ mahn-sar; English man-sahrt, -sert ]
/ mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrt, -sərt /

noun

Jules Har·douin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/, Jules Hardouin,1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
his granduncle(Ni·co·las) Fran·çois [nee-kaw-lah frahn-swa] /ni kɔˈlɑ frɑ̃ˈswa/,1598–1666, French architect.
Also Man·sard [mahn-sar; English man-sahrd, ‐serd] /mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrd, ‐sərd/.

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British Dictionary definitions for mansard (1 of 2)

mansard
/ (ˈmænsɑːd, -səd) /

noun

Also called: mansard roof a roof having two slopes on both sides and both ends, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper Compare gambrel roof
an attic having such a roof

Word Origin for mansard

C18: from French mansarde, after François Mansart

British Dictionary definitions for mansard (2 of 2)

Mansart
/ (French mɑ̃sar) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). 1598–1666, French architect, who established the classical style in French architecture
his great-nephew, Jules Hardouin (ʒyl ardwɛ̃). 1646–1708, French architect and town planner, who completed the Palace of Versailles