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louvre
1[ loo-ver ]
Louvre
2[ loo-vruh ]
noun
- a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
Louvre
1/ ±ô³Ü±¹°ùÉ™ /
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
louvre
2/ ˈ±ô³Ü˱¹É™ /
noun
- any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
- Also calledlouvre boards the slats together with the frame supporting them
- architect a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape
Louvre
- 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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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of louvre1
C14: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin
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