French roof
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French roof
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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A very pleasant time I had under this French roof on German soil.
From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
Mr. Barr's studio was up seven flights of stairs in the French roof of a building which had no elevator, and had doubtless been chosen by him on account of cheapness and light.
From A Romantic Young Lady by Grant, Robert
At one time they went mad over the French roof, or mansard.
From As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home by Gratton, Henry Pearson
The hired builders had protested against its primitive form; they sighed for a snug frame house, French roof and bay windows.
From The Day of His Youth by Brown, Alice
The building was 82 feet on Duke Street and 68 feet on Sydney Street, three stories with high French roof, and a basement 12 feet high.
From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George
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