Meaning of Louvre | Babel Free

Definitions

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.

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Examples

“God above, this man was as chiseled as the statues she'd spied in the Louvre.”

“I don't care if your split, power or squat position looks like it should be in the Louvre, you won't jerk a thing.”

“I preferred the Dutch apple pie, and my waitress for those few years had legs that belonged in the Louvre.”

“IF YOU ARE a young Joe DiMaggio or Mickey Mantle with a swing that belongs in the Louvre, somebody might get the idea you could win a batting title, even if it was only your second year with the New York Yankees.”

“For purposes of illustrating a lecture on calisthenics, a stick figure is a better picture of a squatting man than something from the Louvre.”

“They are cries which show that every one has his own place, and should stay in it, — M. de Guise in the streets, and you in the Louvre. Go to the Louvre, Sire; go to the Louvre.”

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