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vane

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vane  \Vane\,  n.  [OE.  &  E.  Prov.  E.  fane  weathercock,  banner,  AS 
  fana  a  banner,  flag;  akin  to  D.  vaan,  G.  fahne,  OHG.  fano 
  cloth,  gund  fano  flag,  Icel.  f[=a]ni,  Sw  fana,  Dan.  fane, 
  Goth.  fana  cloth,  L.  pannus,  and  perhaps  to  Gr.?  a  web,  ?  a 
  bobbin,  spool.  Cf  {Fanon},  {Pane}  a  compartment,  panel.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vane 
  n  1:  attached  to  an  elevated  structure;  rotates  freely  to  show 
  the  direction  of  the  wind  [syn:  {weathervane},  {weather 
  vane},  {wind  vane}] 
  2:  flat  surface  that  rotates  and  pushes  against  air  or  water 
  [syn:  {blade}] 
  3:  the  flattened  weblike  part  of  a  feather  consisting  of  a 
  series  of  barbs  on  either  side  of  the  shaft  [syn:  {web}]




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