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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
Related forms
pane·less, adjective
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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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