windowpane

American  

[win-doh-peyn] / ˈwɪn doʊˌpeɪn /

noun

1. a plate of glass for filling a window sash within the frame.

2. a flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus, occurring along the Atlantic coast of North America, characterized by the thinness and translucency of its body.

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adjective

1. designating or having a large, regular design of intersecting lines resembling a series of windowpanes.

   a windowpane plaid sweater.

windowpane British  

/ ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn /

noun

1. a sheet of glass in a window

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Etymology

Origin of windowpane

First recorded in 1810–20; window + pane

Example Sentences

There is a simple tattoo of a windowpane on the middle finger of Eva Victor’s right hand.

From Los Angeles Times

Lying in bed at night, I would hear the thump of the neighborhood cats landing on the roof, their shadows on the fence passing my illuminated windowpane.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Cranston, a large, shapeless man anyway, in a bowler hat and his windowpane plaid greatcoat under his life preserver.

From Literature

Gia removed one of Fournier’s watches from her pocket, and when she opened the lid, brown night moths froze flat against the windowpane.

From Literature

The plane, an Airbus A321, had four damaged windowpanes, including two that were completely missing, as it took off from London Stansted Airport on Oct.

From New York Times