Mansart

[ mahn-sar; English man-sahrt, -sert ]
/ mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrt, -sərt /

noun

Jules Har·douin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/, Jules Hardouin,1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
his granduncle(Ni·co·las) Fran·çois [nee-kaw-lah frahn-swa] /ni kɔˈlɑ frɑ̃ˈswa/,1598–1666, French architect.

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Also Man·sard [mahn-sar; English man-sahrd, ‐serd] /mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrd, ‐sərd/.
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Mansart
/ (French mɑ̃sar) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). 1598–1666, French architect, who established the classical style in French architecture
his great-nephew, Jules Hardouin (ʒyl ardwɛ̃). 1646–1708, French architect and town planner, who completed the Palace of Versailles
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