French roof

French roof
noun
a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
Hypernyms: ↑mansard, ↑mansard roof

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized F
: a curb roof much like the mansard

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a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular.
[1660-70]

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French roof noun
A modified mansard roof, really N American
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Main Entry:French

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French roof,
a form of roof resembling a mansard roof.

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  • French roof — a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular. [1660 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • Roof — Roof, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr?f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr?st roof, Goth. hr?t. Cf. {Roost}.] 1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see {Roofing}) and all …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • French — (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf. {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {French… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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