curb roof

American

noun

a roof divided on each side of the ridge into two or more slopes, as a gambrel or mansard.

curb roof British

noun

a roof having two or more slopes on each side of the ridge See also mansard gambrel roof

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Etymology

Origin of curb roof

First recorded in 1725–35

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curb roof

Mansard Roof.—A hipped curb roof, that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one, A, being steeper than the upper portion or deck.

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Gambrel Roof.—A curb roof having the same section in all its parts, with a lower, steeper and longer part.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough

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