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pane
CIDE DICTIONARY
pane, n. [F. panne.].
The narrow edge of a hammer head. See Peen. [1913 Webster]
pane, n. [OE. pan part, portion of a thing, F. pan a skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side, fr. L. pannus a cloth, fillet, rag; akin to E. vane. See Vane, and cf. Panel, Pawn pledge.].
- A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment of any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or plaided pattern. [1913 Webster]
- One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown. [1913 Webster]
- A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building; as, an octagonal tower is said to have eight panes. [1913 Webster]
- In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain. [1913 Webster]
- One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pane, n.
1 a single sheet of glass in a window or door.
2 a rectangular division of a chequered pattern etc.
1 a single sheet of glass in a window or door.
2 a rectangular division of a chequered pattern etc.
Etymology
ME f. OF pan f. L pannus piece of cloth
THESAURUS
pane
bay, bay window, bow window, casement, casement window, coat, coating, collop, covering, cut, deal, diaphane, disk, display case, fan window, fanlight, feuille, film, flap, foil, fold, glass, glassware, grille, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lancet window, lantern, lap, lattice, leaf, light, louver window, membrane, oriel, panel, patina, peel, pellicle, picture window, plait, plank, plate, plating, ply, plywood, port, porthole, quarrel, rasher, rose window, safety glass, scum, sheet, shopwindow, showcase, skin, skylight, slab, slat, slice, stemware, table, tablet, transom, transparent substance, veneer, vitrics, vitrine, wafer, watch crystal, watch glass, wicket, window, window bay, window glass, windowlight, windowpaneFor further exploring for "pane" in Webster Dictionary Online