pane

[peyn]

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noun

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.

Origin of pane

1250–1300; Middle English pane, pan strip of cloth, section < Middle French pan < Latin pannus cloth; akin to Old English fana flag; see vane

Related formspane·less, adjective

pané

[pa-ney; French pa-ney]

adjective

(of food) prepared with bread crumbs; breaded.

Origin of pané

From French

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Related Words for pane

plate, layer, leaf, coat, blanket, surface, foil, piece, slab, area, stretch, stratum, sweep, ply, expanse, overlay, lamina, membrane, veneer, film

Examples from the Web for pane

Contemporary Examples of pane

The two made fast friends, running back and forth separated by a pane of glass.
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Historical Examples of pane

Yates caught up a handful of sand, and flung it lightly against the pane.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
A moment's hesitation, and he tapped resolutely on the pane with his finger tips.
The Inn at the Red Oak
Latta Griswold
He almost smashed a pane of glass with his shoulder as he missed the door.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
To please her, the priest left a pane or two in each window unfilled.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Emile Zola
There was a sound from behind the pane as if the imprisoned one had slapped his knee.
Keziah Coffin
Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for pane

pane

noun

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 bookletSee also tête-bêche, se tenant

Word Origin for pane

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

pane

noun, verb

a variant of peen

pané

adjective

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

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Word Origin and History for pane

mid-13c., "garment, part of a garment," later "side of a building, section of a wall," from Old French pan "section, piece, panel" (11c.), from Latin pannum (nominative pannus) "piece of cloth, garment," possibly from PIE root *pan- "fabric" (cf. Gothic fana "piece of cloth," Greek penos "web," Old English fanna "flag"). Sense of "window glass" first attested mid-15c.