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English Dictionary: louver by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
louver
n
  1. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
    Synonym(s): louver, louvre, fin
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.
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