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Louvre
see synonyms of louvreNoun
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
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Louvre
see synonyms of louvrenoun
1.
a.
any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
b. Also called: louvre boards
the slats together with the frame supporting them
2. architecture
a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape
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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Louvre
see synonyms of louvre noun
national museum of art in Paris, on the Seine: converted from a royal palace in the 18th cent.
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Louvre
see synonyms of louvren.
1.
a. A framed opening, as in a wall, door, or window, fitted with fixed or movable horizontal slats for admitting air or light and often for 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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