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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.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English pane, pan strip of cloth, section < Middle French pan < Latin pannus cloth; akin to Old English fana flag; see vane
1250–1300; Middle English pane, pan strip of cloth, section < Middle French pan < Latin pannus cloth; akin to Old English fana flag; see vane
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Pane
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- Pane bundled up, took clipboard in hand and went on the prowl.
- Select the slide you want to change in the pane on the left.
- To look out one's window and see nothing but doom is to be focused on the cracks in the pane rather than the vista beyond it.
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| pane1 (peɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| a. any of the rectangular marked divisions of a sheet of stamps made for convenience in selling | |
| b. tête-bêche See also se tenant a single page in a stamp booklet | |
| [C13: from Old French pan portion, from Latin pannus rag] | |
| pane2 (peɪn) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| a variant of peen | |
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Word Origin & History
pane
mid-13c., "garment, part of a garment," later "side of a building, section of a wall," from O.Fr. pan "piece, panel" (11c.), from L. pannum (nom. pannus) "piece of cloth, garment," probably cognate with Goth. fana "piece of cloth," Gk. penos "web." Sense of "window glass" first attested mid-15c.
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