(cf mansard roof
41French roof — French 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… …
42curb roof — noun a roof of which each face has two slopes, the lower one steeper than the upper. ↘Brit. a mansard roof …
43curb-roof — n. Mansard roof, gambrel roof …
44gambrel-roof — n. Curb roof, mansard roof …
45gambrel roof — /ˈgæmbrəl ruf/ (say gambruhl roohf) noun 1. a roof having a small gablet at the summit of a hipped end. 2. US a mansard roof. –gambrel roofed, adjective …
46curb-roof — curbˈ roof noun A mansard roof • • • Main Entry: ↑curb …
47French roof — a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular. [1660 70] * * * …
48gambrel roof — gambrel roofed, adj. a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one. Cf. mansard (def. 1). See illus. under roof. [1755 65, Amer.] * * * …
49curb roof — a roof divided on each side of the ridge into two or more slopes, as a gambrel or mansard. [1725 35] * * * …
50mansardroof — mansard roof n. A four sided roof having a double slope on all sides, with the lower slope much steeper than the upper. * * * …
