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What is a hipped roof?

A hipped (or hip) roof slopes down to the eaves on all four sides. Hipped roofs are often found on French Inspired and American Foursquare style homes. Although a hipped roof is not gabled, it may have dormers or connecting wings with gables.

Sears mail-order house with a hipped roof
This mail-order home from Sears, Roebuck
has a hipped roof and a
dormer

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