windowpane
[
win
-doh-peyn]
/ˈwɪn doʊˌpeɪn/
noun
1.
a plate of glass for filling a
window sash
within the frame.
2.
a flounder,
Scophthalmus aquosus,
occurring along the Atlantic coast of North America, characterized by the thinness and translucency of its body.
adjective
3.
designating or having a large, regular design of intersecting lines resembling a series of windowpanes:
a windowpane plaid sweater.
Origin
1810-20;
window
+
pane
Examples from the web for
windowpane
Click on it and you get a left-hand
windowpane
that lets you easily sort through all the notes on the page.
During the day the lake's sugar white beach and
windowpane
water attract hundreds of visitors.
He caught flies against the
windowpane
and then shook them in a jar.
In the summer, hummingbirds sidle up to the
windowpane
.
Each small
windowpane
is similar to the large window.
The cold drafts and the chilly
windowpane
make the room uncomfortable.
British Dictionary definitions for
windowpane
windowpane
/
ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn
/
noun
1.
a sheet of glass in a window