windowpane
Americannoun
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a plate of glass for filling a window sash within the frame.
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a flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus, occurring along the Atlantic coast of North America, characterized by the thinness and translucency of its body.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of windowpane
Example Sentences
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A geotubes supporter, he owns two other homes, including a guesthouse where John Steinbeck, who wrote much of “East of Eden” in Sconset, once etched his name on a windowpane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
To locate dark matter, the team measured how its mass bends space, which in turn bends the light traveling to Earth from distant galaxies -- as if that light had passed through a warped windowpane.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 3, 2026
The following season, safety Jamal Adams shined in a white windowpane patterned, double-breasted suit when he was taken at No. 6 by the Jets.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
The bear then broke a windowpane by the door and entered the apartment, according to Brunner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
Kabuo was in jail on the morning their son began to walk, but in the afternoon she brought the boy and he took four steps while his father watched from behind the visiting room windowpane.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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