Lexic.us

Definition of Mansard roof

1. Noun. A hip roof having two slopes on each side.

Definition of Mansard roof

1. Noun. A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space. ¹

2. Noun. A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mansard Roof

Literary usage of Mansard roof

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1876)
"The Colonnade Hotel, recently erected on the corner of Fifteenth and Chestnut Streets, is six stories high, with a mansard roof. ..."

2. Painting, Sculpture and Architecture as Representative Arts; an Essay in by George Lansing Raymond (1895)
"... Color, and Style—The Sky-line and mansard roof. HP HE paragraph ending the preceding chapter suggests a transition to the subject of roofs, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"mansard roof Truss: detail of outline as A; other outlines at B, C, ... By the use of a mansard roof extra rooms can be obtained at a small expense without ..."

4. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"The outward thrust on the walls is not as great with a mansard roof as with a pitched roof. On the other hand, mansard roofs, where they stop on top of the ..."

5. Roof Framing Made Easy: A Practical and Easily Comprehended System, Adapted by Owen Bernard Maginnis (1903)
"To Frame a mansard roof. Before commencing to describe the proper methods to follow in framing and raising a mansard roof, I will first explain what ..."

6. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1891)
"There are several ways of describing the outline of a mansard roof.1 Fig. ... 98 shows an ordinary form of mansard roof. Those trusses that come immediately ..."

7. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"The sides of the mansard roof are generally, though not always, curved, ... Gg. The relative pitch of the top and side slopes of a mansard roof may be ..."

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