lou·ver also lou·vre (l  v r)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.] lou vered adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | louvered - supplied with louvers for ventilation; "a louvered door" ventilated - exposed to air; "a well ventilated room" |
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