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

That's come to fruition at the location in New York, where customers can see the bakers baking behind a glass pane. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Sadly, my landlord will not upgrade the single pane windows for better insulation. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Police found a spent bullet outside the business, a window that had been shattered and a bullet fragment between two panes of glass. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

An officer allegedly saw fresh footprints in the snow leading to the back door and a glass pane that had been shattered. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 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