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louver

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lou·ver also lou·vre  (lvr)
n.
1.
a. A framed opening, as in a wall, door, or window, fitted with fixed or movable horizontal slats for admitting air and light and shedding rain.
b. One of the slats used in such an opening.
c. One of the narrow openings formed by such slats.
2. A slatted, ventilating opening, as on the hood of a motor vehicle.
3. A lantern-shaped cupola on the roof of a medieval building for admitting air and providing for the escape of smoke.
[Middle English lover, skylight, chimney, from Old French, from Middle Dutch love, gallery, from Middle High German lauble.]
louvered adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.louverlouver - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
louvre, fin
jalousie - a shutter made of angled slats
slat, spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)
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