French roof
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French roof
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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His idea of a house was a brown-stone front, four stories high, and a French roof with an air-chamber above.
From The Rise of Silas Lapham by Howells, William Dean
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
The cottage which he owned and in which he lived was built of gray stone, one tall story in height, and crowned with a French roof.
From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by Naylor, H. R.
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
In a great garret of the hospital, under a high French roof, was the dormitory of the volunteers attached to the Paris Ambulance Section.
From A Volunteer Poilu by Beston, Henry
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