louvre (redirected from louvres)

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.

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[Middle English lover, skylight, chimney, from Old French, from Middle Dutch love, gallery, from Middle High German lauble.]

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louvered adj.

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louvre or US louver [loo-ver]

Noun

a. any of a set of horizontal slats in a door or window, slanted to admit air but not rain

b. the slats and frame supporting them [Old French lovier]

louvred or US
louvered adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Louvre - an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris Louvre Museum capital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris - the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
	2.	louvre - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain louver, fin jalousie - a shutter made of angled slats slat, spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)

Translations

louvre, louver (US) [ˈluːvəʳ] adj louvre door → puerta de rejilla;

louvre window → ventana de libro

louvre (US), louver [ˈluːvəʳ] adj [door, window] → à claire-voie

louvre (US) louver [ˈluːvəʳ] adj (door, window) → Lamellen-

louvre (US), louver [ˈluːvəʳ] adj [door, window] → con apertura a gelosia