alpine-style
Britishadjective
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The “chalet” is actually a wee trailer covered with a peaked Alpine-style roof, funky and drenched in patina, around which are racks of Bigfoot-themed T-shirts, knickknacks and parapharnelia all encased in plastic against the persistent mountain drizzle.
From Seattle Times
For sale: Il Casolare, an Alpine-style “mountaintop” stone home built in 1890 by Italian stone masons on three acres near Highland, New York.
From Washington Times
The lawyer suggested that the label be changed to “German Alpine-style” cheese.
From New York Times
She collaborated with the farm on a prizewinning Alpine-style cheese called Calderwood, which she introduced at her store.
From New York Times
After World War II, tens of thousands of homes were built amid the trees, and neighborhoods are now filled with alpine-style houses with wood shake roofing and wooden decks, their yards blanketed in pine needles.
From Los Angeles Times
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