louvre

[ loo-ver ]

/ ˈlu vər /

noun, verb (used with object), lou·vred, lou·vring. Chiefly British.

louver.

Nearby words

louvain, louvar, louver, louver board, louvertie, louvre, louvred, louÿs, lovable, lovage, lovastatin

Definition for louvre (2 of 3)

Louvre

[ loo-vruh ]

/ ˈlu vrə /

noun

a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.

Can be confused

louver Louvre lover

Definition for louvre (3 of 3)

louver

[ loo-ver ]

/ ˈlu vər /

noun

any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.

a fin or slat framing such an opening.

a ventilating turret or lantern, as on the roof of a medieval building.

any of a system of slits formed in the hood of an automobile, the door of a metal locker, etc., used especially for ventilation.

a door, window, or the like, having adjustable louvers.

verb (used with object)

to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.

Also especially British, lou·vre.

Origin of louver

1325–75; Middle English lover < Middle French lovier < Middle Dutch love gallery. See lobby

Related forms

lou·vered, adjective

Can be confused

louver Louvre lover

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Examples from the Web for louvre

By Nick Mafi The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in August 1911.
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As an expression of gratitude, Paul donated thirty-three of these paintings to major French museums, including the Louvre.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole|Anne Sinclair|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had been to Louvre and seen the [Mona Lisa], but it never crossed my mind to be interested in who she was as a person.
The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa'|Justin Jones|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jean-Dominique Vivant Denon, the first director of the Louvre Museum, had the same plan.
Inside Hitler’s Fantasy Museum|Noah Charney|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Outside the Louvre, we walk right past framed copies of the same painting.
Banksy’s Biggest Trick Yet: Selling His Art on the Street for $60|Isabel Wilkinson|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then he took it into his head to go and copy a picture at the Louvre—an old master; in this he felt he could not go wrong.
The Martian|George Du Maurier
Is there any one about to steal the staircase of the Louvre, or the clock from the pavilion of the Tuileries?
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)|Charles James Lever
The Louvre, the finest Collection of pictures and Statues in the world, is likewise open, & not merely open to view.
Before and after Waterloo|Edward Stanley
You cannot find a better school of study than the Louvre, and we shall be most happy to lodge and take care of you.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington
On the 22nd the royal carriages came by appointment to the Hotel Gondy, and took them for their first audience to the Louvre.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for louvre (1 of 2)

louvre

US louver

/ (ˈluːvə) /

noun

any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
Also called: louvre boards the slats together with the frame supporting them

architect a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape

Word Origin for louvre

C14: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for louvre (2 of 2)

Louvre

/ (French luvrə) /

noun

the national museum and art gallery of France, in Paris: formerly a royal palace, begun in 1546; used for its present purpose since 1793

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Culture definitions for louvre

Louvre

[ (loohv, loohv-ruh) ]

An art museum in Paris, formerly a royal palace. The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and thousands of other works of art are exhibited there.