pane

noun

ˈpān 

: a piece, section, or side of something: such as

a

: a framed sheet of glass in a window or door

frost on a window pane

b

: one of the sections into which a sheet of postage stamps is cut for distribution

paned

ˈpānd 

adjective

paneless

ˈpān-ləs 

adjective

Examples of pane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As well as the bold floral or striped padded headboards there are fabric wallpapers and colorful kimonos framed behind glass panes. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

An image of Tim Payne is shown behind a window pane, Jesse Randall on a flip flop – which the Kiwis call a jandal – and Francis de Vries is written in ketchup on a plate because his crosses are known to be so accurate. —Don Riddell, CNN Money, 1 June 2026

That morning officers and a K-9 unit swept the scenes and did not find the suspect, but surveillance footage from one of the stores later showed a man punching through a window pane and reaching inside the store to unlock a dead bolt before heading to the cash register and removing the contents. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026

It will be issued as Forever stamps in a pane of 20. —Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pane, pan, payne, peyne "panel of an ornamental hanging or a curtain, side of a building, section of a wall, windowpane," borrowed from Anglo-French pan, pane "piece of cloth, tail of a shirt, skirt of a coat, parcel, stretch, territory" (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Latin pannus "piece of cloth, rag" — more at vane

Note: Homonymous with Middle English pane in these senses is pane "cloak, mantle, fur lining or trim of a garment, rich fur or fabric," borrowed from Anglo-French and Old French penne, panne in these senses. Middle English Dictionary groups these with all the other senses of panne, but the Oxford English Dictionary and Anglo-Norman Dictionary treat them separately, as descended from Latin pinna "feather" (see pen entry 3), reflecting a calque of Old High German fedara, meaning both "feather" and "article made of fur" (or a cognate Germanic form).

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pane

• ane
• bane
• blain
• brain
• cane
• chaine
• cheyne
• deign
• drain
• fain
• fane
• feign

Kids Definition

pane

noun

ˈpān 

1

: a piece, section, or side of something (as a sheet of glass in a window)

2

: one of the sections (as of 50 or 100 stamps) into which a sheet of postage stamps is divided