Louvre
['luvɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris.
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Definition
(n.) A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a).
Typist: Natalie
Definition
n. an opening of a turret shape on roofs to allow the smoke or foul air to escape from halls kitchens &c.—n. Lou′vre-win′dow an open window in a church tower crossed by a series of sloping boards.
Typist: Xavier
Examples
- The doctor said: Ah, the palace of the Louvre--beautiful, beautiful edifice! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He got up and walked across the Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries gardens to the Louvre. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I also meant to tell you we wished to go directly to the Louvre, but I forgot that also. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Ven at de Louvre I pay noting, to see avari ting vat is good. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Rainy days I spend in the Louvre, revelling in pictures. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- We told you to take us to the palace of the Louvre. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Venerable, venerable pile-- Pairdon, Doctor, zis is not ze Louvre--it is-- What is it? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Well, I remember one sunny room in the Louvre which would make a fitting place for you to live in--the Galerie d'Apollon. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- How imposing the Louvre is, and yet how small! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It want ten minute to four and ze Louvre close at four--only one leetle moment, Doctor! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Edison has no opinion to offer as an expert on art, but has his own standard of taste: Of course I visited the Louvre and saw the Old Masters, which I could not enjoy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- However, we will proceed now to the Louvre, Ferguson. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Grande Hotel du Louvre. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Large collections of his work are to be found in the Louvre, the H?tel de Cluny, and at Sèvres. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Our hearts yearn for the Louvre. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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