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Vane

  [veyn]
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–noun
Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane), 1613–62, British statesman and author.
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Word Origin & History

vane 
"wind indicator," 1425, southern England alteration (see V) of fane. from O.E. fana "flag, weather-cock," from P.Gmc. *fanon (cf. Goth. fana "piece of cloth," O.H.G. fano, Ger. Fahne "flag, standard"); possibly cognate with L. pannus "piece of cloth."
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Medical Dictionary

Vane (vān), John Robert. Born 1927.

British pharmacologist. He shared a 1982 Nobel Prize for research on prostaglandins.

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Science Dictionary
vane   (vān)  Pronunciation Key 
The flattened, weblike part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the rachis.
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