louvre
noun
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louvre
1 American
[loo-ver]
/ ˈlu vər /
noun
Chiefly British.
louvred,
louvring
Louvre
2
American
[loo-vr uh]
/ ˈlu vrə /
noun
louvre
1
British
/ ˈluːvə /
noun
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any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
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Also called: louvre boards. the slats together with the frame supporting them
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architect a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape
Louvre
2
British
/ luvrə /
noun
Louvre
Cultural
Etymology
Origin of louvre
C14: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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The more-or-lessness is the point: they lived as if they had louvre blinds of managed discretion around themselves, which could be closed or opened at will.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2016
"Louer" is the modern word "louvre" - meaning vents in a building.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2016
The smoke from the fire, winding its way leisurely around the interior, finally found its way through an outlet or louvre in the roof or through windows at the eaves level.
From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Forman, Henry Chandlee
I will go straight to the louvre; I will give in my resignation as captain of the king's Musketeers to take a lieutenancy in the cardinal's Guards, and if he refuses me, MORBLEU!
From The Three Musketeers by Dumas père, Alexandre
To the right of the house among the trees is the louvre of a stable.
From Escape, and Other Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher
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