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shed dormer

American  

noun

  1. a dormer with a flat roof sloping in the same direction as the roof from which the dormer projects.

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But the contemporary backdrop of off-white plaster walls — fireplace chase included — helps tame rustic elements and magnifies daylight streaming through windows on a shed dormer.

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