pane

¹

[peyn]

noun

1. one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.

2. a plate of glass for such a division.

3. a panel, as of a wainscot, ceiling, door, etc.

4. a flat section, side, or surface, as one of the sides of a bolthead.

5. Philately.,  a sheet of stamps or any large portion of one, as a half or a quarter, as issued by the post office.

pané

²

[pa-ney, pa-ney]

adjective

1. (of food) covered with breadcrumbs; breaded.

pane

¹

/ peɪn /

noun

1. a sheet of glass in a window or door

2. a panel of a window, door, wall, etc

3. a flat section or face, as of a cut diamond

4. philately

   1. any of the rectangular marked divisions of a sheet of stamps made for convenience in selling

   2. a single page in a stamp booklet See also tête-bêche se tenant

pane

²

/ peɪn /

noun

1. a variant of peen

pané

³

/ pane /

adjective

1. (of fish, meat, etc) dipped or rolled in breadcrumbs before cooking

Other Word Forms

• paneless adjective

Word History and Origins

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; vane

Origin of pane²

From French

Word History and Origins

Origin of pane¹

C13: from Old French pan portion, from Latin pannus rag

Related Words

• blanket 
• coat 
• foil 
• layer 
• leaf 
• piece 
• plate 
• slab 
• surface