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Mansard Roof

also called the curb roof. A roof in which the rafters, instead of forming a Λ, are broken on each side into an elbow. It was devised by François Mansard, the French architect, to give height to attics. (1598–1666.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.