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Mansard Lower Slope Upper Man Sard Noun Roof Sides

Front mansard \MAN-sard\
Back noun
1. A roof having two slopes on all four sides, with the lower slope almost vertical and the upper almost horizontal.
2. The upper story formed by the lower slope of a mansard roof.

[French mansarde after Francois Mansart (1598-1666), French architect.]

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