pane

noun

: 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 adjective
paneless adjective

Examples of pane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pieces of furniture and medical equipment lay scattered on the grounds as patients get passed prescriptions through a smashed window pane. Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 Especially this time of year, when plunging outdoor temperatures sneak through every ill-fitting doorjamb and thin window pane, a good pair of slippers makes the difference between lounging comfortably around your home and wanting to crawl back under the covers until the middle of March. Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024 According to Fabio, the menu offers both traditional Italian plates and international dishes with an Italian flair with pane (bread) course, crudo, antipasti, brick oven pizzas, pasta, seafood and steaks, sides and desserts. The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024 With exterior insulation and triple pane windows, the house is designed for passive solar heating. Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023 The piece, constructed in 2021, is juxtaposed with the much older work that hangs beside it: a 1747 painting with an illusionistic rendering of a broken pane in the frame — referencing, Freeman says, the practice of putting art behind glass, which was relatively new in the 18th century. Travis Diehl Dean Kaufman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Glass panes have shattered and sidewalks have buckled. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 There was a slight bump as his forehead touched the pane. Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Sheer café curtains hung just above the bottom sash give softness and privacy—all while still allowing a view of the outside and inviting lots of sunlight to stream in through the upper panes. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of pane was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Pane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pane. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

pane

noun
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

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