louvre

¹

[ loo-ver ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, lou·vred, lou·vring.

1. louver.

Louvre

²

[ loo-vruh ]

noun

1. a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.

Louvre

¹

/ luvrə /

noun

1. the national museum and art gallery of France, in Paris: formerly a royal palace, begun in 1546; used for its present purpose since 1793

louvre

²

/ ˈluːvə /

noun

1. 1. any of a set of horizontal parallel slats in a door or window, sloping outwards to throw off rain and admit air
   2. Also calledlouvre boards the slats together with the frame supporting them
2. architect a lantern or turret that allows smoke to escape

Louvre

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of louvre¹

C14: from Old French lovier, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Van der Weyden’s composition bears a striking resemblance to Van Eyck’s “The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin” in the Louvre.

From Washington Post

There’s the store outside of central Seoul, which is nearly as big as the Louvre, or the Kungens Kurva location, in a suburb of Stockholm, which has enough parking spots for 1,850 cars.

From Quartz

More than 50 museums and exhibition venues are open, including the Louvre, Musee D’Orsay and the Picasso and Rodin museums, plus nearly a dozen chateaus, including Versailles.

From Washington Post

The file is a mint copy, an original, like the Mona Lisa that hangs in the Louvre.

From Nautilus

Lupin delivers all the sumptuously shot high-speed chases, explosions, heists and glittering set pieces you could want—many of them set at grand Parisian landmarks like the Louvre and the Théâtre du Châtelet.

From Time

By Nick Mafi The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in August 1911.

From The Daily Beast

The penniless Pieret announced his intentions of stealing more art from the woefully guarded Louvre to make more money.

From The Daily Beast

As an expression of gratitude, Paul donated thirty-three of these paintings to major French museums, including the Louvre.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

Jean-Dominique Vivant Denon, the first director of the Louvre Museum, had the same plan.

From The Daily Beast

Prud'hon painted several portraits of Mlle. Mayer, the best-known being now in the Louvre.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally the great open court of the Louvre is reached—here a halt is made and a general romp occurs.

From Project Gutenberg

Now Suzanne is far away from the Louvre and the old Greek marbles; she is in the kingdom of the birds and the flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

He found him in bed, having prayers read to him by an old servant who had followed him to the Louvre, and shared his captivity.

From Project Gutenberg

Every noise was hushed, and one might have heard a bat fly in the somber corridors of the Louvre.

From Project Gutenberg