louver

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He saw smoke and sparks streaming up through the louver, and rays of light gleaming through the illclosed shutters upon the snow A man who travels far and wide on the cold highway knows no better sight than the gleam that steals out of a warm room.

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  1. noun A framed opening, as in a wall, door, or window, fitted with fixed or movable horizontal slats for admitting air and light and shedding rain.
  2. noun One of the slats used in such an opening.
  3. noun One of the narrow openings formed by such slats.
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  • This Series 1 3.8 roadster is a very rare and collectible E-type, an early production with welded louver bonnet and flat floors. —  Twitter / Barrett_Jackson
  • • Chrome accents on center IP, A / C controls, automatic transmission lever knob, vent louver knobs, inner door handles and door trim —  Autoblog
  • Second, according to Reliable's Web site, "Reliable Products is the leader in louver manufacturing for the thru-the wall a / c and heating industry." —  Autism Hub
  • #PFS22SISBSS in October 2006, and have had nothing but problems: produce bins that won't stay on track, a deli humidifier louver that keeps falling off, a spring came off one of the French doors -- the whole door had to be replaced!
  • First, the plastic on the microwave louver has completely broken off over the screws and is unable to be reattached properly.
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  1. Middle English lover, skylight, chimney, from Old French, from Middle Dutch love, gallery, from Middle High German lauble.

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  1. Also louvre, and formerly loover, lover, properly only lover; from Middle English lover, lovir, from Old French lover, luver, lovier, a louver, orig. apparently an upper gallery, from Middle Latin as if *lobiarium, from lobia, also lodia and lodium (used to gloss Old French lovier), a gallery, lobby: see lobby. The explanation suggested by Minsheu and adopted by Skeat, that the English word is derived from Old French louvert, for l'ouvert, the open (space), opening (see le and overt), ignores the real Old French form lover, lovier, and is quite untenable.
 

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