[ 'lu:və ]
( US also louver )
■ noun
1》 each of a set of angled slats fixed at regular intervals in a door, shutter, or cover to allow air or light through.
2》 (in a medieval house) a structure in a roof incorporating openings for the passage of smoke.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. lover , lovier 'skylight', prob. of Gmc origin and related to lodge .