Louvre - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Louvre :  (noun)
1: an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris [syn: Louvre, Louvre Museum]
2: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: louver, fin]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Louver \Lou"ver\,Louvre : \Lou"vre\, n. [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.) A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a) . [Written also lover, loover, lovery, and luffer.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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