Also spelled window-pane and window-panes

US /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/ UK /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/
noun Freq #56090

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.

    As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid.

  2. 2
    noun

    A gelatin base tab with LSD.

    Another form is called a windowpane. Windowpanes are small thin squares of gelatin treated with LSD that look like little pieces of plastic.

  3. 3
    noun

    very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America

  4. 4
    noun

    a pane of glass in a window

Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 noun · a pane of glass in a window window
Word family
Derived forms windowpanedwindowpaning

Etymology

From window + pane.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.