one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
a plate of glass for such a division.
a panel, as of a wainscot, ceiling, door, etc.
a flat section, side, or surface, as one of the sides of a bolthead.
Philately. a sheet of stamps or any large portion of one, as a half or a quarter, as issued by the post office.
a sheet of glass in a window or door
a panel of a window, door, wall, etc
a flat section or face, as of a cut diamond
philately
any of the rectangular marked divisions of a sheet of stamps made for convenience in selling
a single page in a stamp booklet See also tête-bêche se tenant
1250–1300; Middle English pane, pan strip of cloth, section < Middle French pan < Latin pannus cloth; akin to Old English fana flag; see vane
From French
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
Johnson reported from Washington state; Pane reported from Boise, Idaho.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2020
“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
Good grave Papa, you hope in vain, By blotting this to mend her; She who writes Love upon the Pane, Will soon leap out at Window.
From The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 by Novak, Maximillian E.
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