Hypertext Webster Gateway: "louver"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
{Louver} {boards or boarding}, the sloping boards set to shed
rainwater outward in openings which are to be left
otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a
louver, etc.
{Louver work}, slatted work.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
louver
n : one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit
air and reject rain [syn: {louvre}, {fin}]
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