From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, noun [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}.]
2. Same as {louver boards}, below [PJC]
3. A set of slats resembling louver boards, arranged in a vertical row and attached at each slat end to a frame inserted in or part of a door or window; the slats may be made of wood, plastic, or metal, and the angle of inclination of the slats may be adjustable simultaneously, to allow more or less light or air into the enclosure. [PJC]
{Louver boards} or {Louver 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lover \Lo"ver\ (l[=oo]"v[~e]r), Lovery \Lo"ver*y\ (l[=oo]"v[~e]r*[y^]), noun See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lover \Lov"er\ (l[u^]v"[~e]r), noun
1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. --Gower.
Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. --Shak.
2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.
I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. --Shak.
3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. ''A lover of knowledge.'' --T. Burnet.
4. One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another; as, she took a lover. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a person who loves or is loved
2: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {fan}, {buff}, {devotee}]
3: a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
133 Moby Thesaurus words for "lover": Maecenas, abettor, acquaintance, addict, admirer, adorer, advocate, aficionado, alter ego, amorist, angel, apologist, aspirant, aspirer, babe, baby, baby-doll, backer, beau, beloved, best friend, bosom friend, boyfriend, brother, buff, buttercup, candidate, casual acquaintance, champion, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, close acquaintance, close friend, collector, confidant, confidante, coveter, darling, dear, deary, defender, dependence, desirer, devotee, doll, doxy, duck, duckling, encourager, endorser, exponent, familiar, fan, fancier, fancy man, favorer, fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, flame, follower, freak, friend, friend at court, girl friend, habitue, hankerer, hon, honey, honey bunch, honey child, hopeful, hound, inamorata, inamorato, infatuate, inseparable friend, intimate, lamb, lambkin, love, mainstay, maintainer, man, master, neighbor, other self, paramour, paranymph, partisan, patron, pet, petkins, pickup, precious, precious heart, promoter, protagonist, pursuer, reliance, repository, second, seconder, sectary, sider, snookums, solicitant, sponsor, stalwart, standby, steady, sugar, sugar daddy, suitor, support, supporter, sustainer, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetkins, sweets, sympathizer, truelove, upholder, votary, wanter, well-wisher, wisher, woman, wooer, yearner
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