pane

¹ American  

[peyn] / peɪn /

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.

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pané ² American  

[pa-ney, pa-ney] / pæˈneɪ, paˈneɪ /

adjective

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

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pane ¹ British  

/ 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

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pane ² British  

/ peɪn /

noun

1. a variant of peen

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pané ³ British  

/ pane /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• paneless adjective

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; vane

Origin of pané²

From French

Example Sentences

Museums had only just started succeeding against soup-throwing protesters by adding protective glazing or panes of glass to protect their iconic artworks.

From The Wall Street Journal

That heat was enough to shatter a single pane window, creating the perfect opportunity for embers to enter and burn the house from the inside out.

From Los Angeles Times

More permanent window inserts—typically, panes of transparent hard plastic that fit tightly within a window frame, start at around $80 a window and can easily cost $400 or more.

From The Wall Street Journal

The colorful panes depict a much more muscular Tano doing regular things like eating dinner, taking a walk, and stretching.

From Literature

She was alluding to a speech by Kast, 59, in the coastal resort of Vina del Mar last week, at which he was shielded behind a pane of bullet-proof glass.

From Barron's

Related Words

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