mansard
Having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upperHaving two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
» A single house can have a French-inspired mansard roof, Grecian columns, and English Tudor-inspired timbering.
В одном и том же доме может иметься французская мансардная крыша, греческие колонны и деревянные конструкции в стиле эпохи Тюдоров в Англии. — Wezel
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1 sensesHaving two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
(of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper
Examples
1 sentencesA single house can have a French-inspired mansard roof, Grecian columns, and English Tudor-inspired timbering.
ruВ одном и том же доме может иметься французская мансардная крыша, греческие колонны и деревянные конструкции в стиле эпохи Тюдоров в Англии. — Wezel
Origin
Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect.Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect.
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