Louver vs. Louvre

Louvernoun

A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.

Louvernoun

A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.

Louvernoun

Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

Louvernoun

A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a).

Louvernoun

Same as louver boards, below

Louvernoun

A set of slats resembling louver boards, arranged in a vertical row and attached at each slat end to a frame inserted in or part of a door or window; the slats may be made of wood, plastic, or metal, and the angle of inclination of the slats may be adjustable simultaneously, to allow more or less light or air into the enclosure.

Louvernoun

To supply with louvers.

Louvernoun

one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

Louver

A louver (American English) or louvre (British English; see spelling differences) is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and direct sunshine. The angle of the slats may be adjustable, usually in blinds and windows, or fixed.

Louvrenoun

an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris

Louvrenoun

one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

Louvre

The Louvre (English: LOOV(-rə)), or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre [myze dy luvʁ] (listen)), is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France, and is best known for being the home of the Mona Lisa. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward).