pane

[ peyn ]

/ peɪn /

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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.

Nearby words

pandour, pandowdy, pandurate, pandure, pandy, pane, paned, paneer, panegyric, panegyrist, panegyrize

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 forms

pane·less, adjective

Definition for pane (2 of 2)

pané

[ pa-ney; French pa-ney ]

/ pæˈneɪ; French paˈneɪ /

adjective

(of food) prepared with bread crumbs; breaded.

Origin of pané

From French

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Examples from the Web for pane

The two made fast friends, running back and forth separated by a pane of glass.
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Run it over a pane of glass and see if it gets as hot as it does on the grindstone; if it wears down as quickly.
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This manful and painful resolution spurred his courage; he rose and went to the window, leaning his forehead against the pane.
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Bertie, who had turned his back on him, stood looking out of the window and tapping a tune on the pane.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.|Various

She went over to the window and leaned against it, pressing her hands against the pane.
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Our life is indeed a vapor, a breath, a little moisture condensed upon the pane.
Locusts and Wild Honey|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for pane (1 of 3)

pane

/ (peɪn) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for pane (2 of 3)

pane

/ (peɪn) /

noun, verb

a variant of peen

British Dictionary definitions for pane (3 of 3)

pané

/ French (pane) /

adjective

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

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