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

Here’s Why All About Ellen DeGeneres’ New Celebrity Neighbors After Move to England’s Idyllic Cotswolds In the second clip, one sheep explores a different inside portion of the property while another wanders just outside the large glass panes. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 June 2025

In the event that a cabin window cracks, the hole ensures that the inner pane breaks last. —Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025

In 2020, Grillo—an American with southern Italian heritage and a passion for cooking—came across a recipe for pane di Altamura. —Elena Valeriote, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

The Compton High classrooms are spacious, designed with large glass panes facing both to the outdoors and the inner hallways. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025

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