pane
1 Americannoun
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one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
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a plate of glass for such a division.
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a panel, as of a wainscot, ceiling, door, etc.
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a flat section, side, or surface, as one of the sides of a bolthead.
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Philately. a sheet of stamps or any large portion of one, as a half or a quarter, as issued by the post office.
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a sheet of glass in a window or door
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a panel of a window, door, wall, etc
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a flat section or face, as of a cut diamond
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philately
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any of the rectangular marked divisions of a sheet of stamps made for convenience in selling
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a single page in a stamp booklet See also tête-bêche se tenant
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Etymology
Origin of pane1
1250–1300; Middle English pane, pan strip of cloth, section < Middle French pan < Latin pannus cloth; akin to Old English fana flag; see vane
Origin of pané2
From French
Explanation
A pane is a piece of glass, especially one that fits into a window frame. If you hit your baseball through your neighbors' kitchen window, you'll probably owe them a new pane. Panes are almost always made of glass, although occasionally they're some other translucent material. Stained-glass windows have colorful panes, and older houses with their original details often have windows made of many small glass panes. The original meaning of pane was "piece of a garment," from the Latin pannum, "piece of cloth." Later, a pane became "a panel of wood," and finally "a panel of glass."
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These Italian cinnamon rolls are a bright take on Pane di Pasqua, or Italian easter bread, and combine sweetness with a little bit of spice and citrus.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2022
To open a panel that displays all changes, click Reviewing or Reviewing Pane in the tools ribbon.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
“Through a Pane -- not a Pain. No visitors to John Knox Manor Nursing Home. Not my best singing -- so you probably won't want to listen,” John Kline wrote in the post.
From Fox News • Mar. 22, 2020
Mikill Pane met Ed in a clothes shop on London's Oxford Street.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019
Either Ramon Pane lied, or he told the truth.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
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