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

louvre

¹ American  

[loo-ver] / ˈlu vər /

noun

Chiefly British.

louvred, louvring

1. louver.

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Louvre ² American  

[loo-vr^uh] / ˈlu vrə /

noun

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

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louvre ¹ British  

/ ˈluːvə /

noun

1. 1. any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air

   2. Also called: louvre boards.  the slats together with the frame supporting them

2. architect a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape

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Louvre ² British  

/ luvrə /

noun

1. 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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Louvre Cultural  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of louvre

C14: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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louvre Louvre louvred

The more-or-lessness is the point: they lived as if they had louvre blinds of managed discretion around themselves, which could be closed or opened at will.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2016

"Louer" is the modern word "louvre" - meaning vents in a building.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2016

The court of the louvre is one of the finest in Europe, and its art galleries are among the richest in the world.

From The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany by George H. Heffner

It was darker here, and the steam which filled the open roof, and was passing out of a louvre, hung lower, so that the far end was seen through a mist.

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hal Hurst

The roof is of stone and is surmounted by a louvre, through which the smoke escaped during the great culinary preparations in the days of the abbey's prosperity.

From What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association by Gordon Home

Gulbenkian’s friends, the directors of the Louvre and the National Galleries in London and Washington, had hoped for bequests; a new wing of the National Gallery, London, had even been proposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Nor is the reclusive cleric suffering because he can’t visit the Louvre or London Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The theft also triggered an internal crisis at the Louvre, leading to the replacement of its president Laurence des Cars by Leribault.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, said it was bringing forward its closing time from Wednesday to Saturday from 18:00 to 16:00 local time.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The Mona Lisa was not in the Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

He then thought of installing the faux ventilators and hired a metalworker to fabricate a number of six-by-fourteen-inch louvred screens.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016

She would stand on a chair in each of the designated rooms and reach up to fit a louvred screen into the opening in the ceiling that Foos had made with a power saw.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016

The cupola was constructed of white pine, and consists of a square box in which is mounted an octagonal compartment with louvred sides.

From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Ross De Witt Netherton