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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lou•vre (lo̅o̅′vər),USA pronunciation n., v.t., -vred, -vring. [Chiefly Brit.]- Building, British Termslouver.
Lou•vre (lo̅o̅′vrə),USA pronunciation n. - a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: louvre, US louver /ˈluːvə/ n - any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
- Also called: louvre boards the slats together with the frame supporting them
- a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin lou•ver or lou•vre /ˈluvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildingany of a series of narrow openings on a door or window, produced by slanting, overlapping fins or slats of wood or glass, that can be adjusted for letting in light and air while shutting out rain.
- Buildinga fin or slat from such an opening.
lou•vered, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lou•ver (lo̅o̅′vər),USA pronunciation n. - Buildingany of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- Buildinga fin or slat framing such an opening.
- Building, Architecturea ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building.
- Buildingany of a system of slits formed in the hood of an automobile, the door of a metal locker, etc., used esp. for ventilation.
- Buildinga door, window, or the like, having adjustable louvers.
v.t. - Buildingto make a louver in;
add louvers to:to louver a door.Also,[esp. Brit.,] louvre.
- Middle Dutch love gallery. See lobby
- Middle French lovier
- Middle English lover 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Louvre /French: luvrə/ n - the national museum and art gallery of France, in Paris: formerly a royal palace, begun in 1546; used for its present purpose since 1793
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