LOUVER

louver, louvre, fin

(noun) one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

louver (plural louvers)

A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]

(chiefly in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]

Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

Anagrams

• Louvre, louvre, velour

Source: Wiktionary

Lou"ver, Lou"vre, n. Etym: [OE. lover, OF. lover, lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. Overt.] (Arch.)

Definition: A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a) [Written also lover, loover, lovery, and luffer.] Louver boards or boarding, the sloping boards set to shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a louver, etc.

– Louver work, slatted work.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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