LOUVRE

louver, louvre, fin

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

Louvre, Louvre Museum

(noun) an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

louvre (plural louvres)

(mostly, British) Alternative form of louver

Anagrams

• louver, velour

Etymology

Proper noun

Louvre

A famous art museum in Paris, France.

Anagrams

• louver, 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