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[ loo-ver ] / ˈlu vər /
noun, verb (used with object), lou·vred, lou·vring.Chiefly British.Words nearby louvrelouvar, louver, louver board, Louvertie, L'Ouverture, louvre, louvred, Louÿs, lovable, lovage, lovastatin Definition for louvre (2 of 2)[ loo-vruh ] / ˈlu vrə /
nouna national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Louvrelouver, Louvre , loverDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for louvreBy Nick Mafi The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in August 1911. 7 Must-Read Stories about Mexican Cartels, Kansas City and Picasso: The Best of The Beast|William Boot|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST As an expression of gratitude, Paul donated thirty-three of these paintings to major French museums, including the Louvre. My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole|Anne Sinclair|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST I had been to Louvre and seen the [Mona Lisa], but it never crossed my mind to be interested in who she was as a person. The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa'|Justin Jones|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jean-Dominique Vivant Denon, the first director of the Louvre Museum, had the same plan. Inside Hitler’s Fantasy Museum|Noah Charney|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Outside the Louvre, we walk right past framed copies of the same painting. Banksy’s Biggest Trick Yet: Selling His Art on the Street for $60|Isabel Wilkinson|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then he took it into his head to go and copy a picture at the Louvre—an old master; in this he felt he could not go wrong. The Martian|George Du Maurier Is there any one about to steal the staircase of the Louvre, or the clock from the pavilion of the Tuileries? Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)|Charles James Lever The Louvre, the finest Collection of pictures and Statues in the world, is likewise open, & not merely open to view. Before and after Waterloo|Edward Stanley You cannot find a better school of study than the Louvre, and we shall be most happy to lodge and take care of you. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington On the 22nd the royal carriages came by appointment to the Hotel Gondy, and took them for their first audience to the Louvre. The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.|John Lothrop Motley
British Dictionary definitions for louvre (1 of 2)
noun- any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
- Also called: louvre boards the slats together with the frame supporting them
architect a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape Word Origin for louvreC14: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for louvre (2 of 2)
nounthe national museum and art gallery of France, in Paris: formerly a royal palace, begun in 1546; used for its present purpose since 1793 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for louvre
An art museum in Paris, formerly a royal palace. The Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and thousands of other works of art are exhibited there. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |