mansard
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mansard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect.
adjective
- having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
noun mansards
- A mansard roof
- The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof
Translations
Talk about this word "mansard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mansard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mansard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mansard "mansard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mansard.Cite this
@misc{mansard_2026,
title = {mansard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mansard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
