Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pane \Pane\, n. [F. panne.]
The narrow edge of a hammer head. See {Peen}.
Pane \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.]
1. A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment
of any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or
plaided pattern.
2. 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.
3. (Arch.)
(a) 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.
(b) Especially, in modern use, the glass in one
compartment of a window sash.
4. In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface
between a feeder and an outlet drain.
5.
(a) One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object
having several sides.
(b) One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a
brilliant cut diamond.
Source : WordNet®
pane
n 1: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn: {pane
of glass}, {window glass}]
2: a panel or section of panels in a wall or door [syn: {paneling},
{panelling}]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back
breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony
toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {superman}, {window
pane}, {Zen}]