french roof
51History of French Guiana — The history of French Guiana spans many centuries. Before the first Europeans arrived, there was no written history in the territory. It was originally inhabited by a number of Native American peoples, among them the Carib, Arawak, Emerillon,… …
52Mansard roof — Man sard roof [So called from its inventor, Fran[,c]ois Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.] (Arch.) A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the… …
53The Casbah under French Colonization — The historic development of Algeria started early in the tenth century after being discovered by Arab Zirid Dynasty, and subsequently ruled by Arab dynasties till the sixteenth century. The seventeenth century saw the Algiers becoming independent …
54Span roof — Span Span, n. [AS. spann; akin to D. span, OHG. spanna, G. spanne, Icel. sp[ o]nn. [root]170. See {Span}, v. t. ] 1. The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence …
55Under One Roof (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Under One Roof Type = Album Artist = Hunters And Collectors Released = 11 November, 1998 Recorded = ??? Genre = Rock Length = 78:32 Label = White Label Producer = ??? Last album = Juggernaut (1998) This album = Under One… …
56mansard-roof — /manˈsärd roof/ noun A roof having its angle divided to slope more steeply in the lower part than in the upper (also manˈsard) ORIGIN: François Mansard or Mansart (1598–1666), French architect …
57Open-timber roof — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… …
58The White Dove (French fairy tale) — The White Dove is a French fairy tale collected by Gaston Maugard in Contes des Pyrénées . [Paul Delarue, The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales , p 359, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York 1956] It is Aarne Thompson type 312, [Heidi Anne Heiner, [http …
59mansard roof — /ˈmænsad ruf/ (say mansahd roohf), / səd/ (say suhd) noun a roof having two pitches, the upper slopes being flatter than the lower ones, usually with rooms in the roof space having dormer windows. Also, mansard. {named after François Mansart,… …
60John French Sloan — Infobox Artist name = John Sloan imagesize = 300px caption = Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street (New York City) by John Sloan. Oil 30 x 40. 1928. birthname = John French Sloan birthdate = birth date|1871|8|2|mf=y location = Lock Haven,… …
