n.
Variant: or lou · vre
Pronunciation: ' lü-v ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English lover, from Anglo-French
Date: 14th century
1 : a roof lantern or turret often with slatted apertures for escape of smoke or admission of light in a medieval building
2 a : an opening provided with one or more slanted fixed or movable fins to allow flow of air but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy b : a finned or vaned device for controlling a flow of air or the radiation of light c : a fin or shutter of a louver
– lou · vered also lou · vred \ -v ə rd \ adjective