Dictionary

windowpane en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/ (US)
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/ (UK)

Etymology

From window + pane.

Meanings

1. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
2. 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. 2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:
3. (slang) 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. 2004, Mary M. Jensen, Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, page 94:
   • When you place a windowpane of LSD on your tongue and watch the world transform into a Salvador Dalí landscape of radiant colors, shimmering geometric shapes, and morphing phantasmagoria while your sense of self dissolves— 2011, Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen L. Macknik, Sandra Blakeslee, Sleights of Mind:

Forms

Deriveds

windowpane acid · windowpaned · windowpane tweed · windowpane oyster · windowpaning

Translations (67)

el υαλοπίνακας (piece of glass filling a window) · it vetrata (piece of glass filling a window) · da rude (piece of glass filling a window) · cmn 窗玻璃 (piece of glass filling a window) · nl vensterglas (piece of glass filling a window) · nl vensterruit (piece of glass filling a window) · unm shapòntèk (piece of glass filling a window) · pl szyba (piece of glass filling a window) · uk ши́бка (piece of glass filling a window) · gd leòsan (piece of glass filling a window) · nl ruit (piece of glass filling a window) · be шы́ба (piece of glass filling a window) · de Scheibe (piece of glass filling a window) · sh prozorsko okno (piece of glass filling a window) · fi ikkunaruutu (piece of glass filling a window) · pl szyba okienna (piece of glass filling a window) · vi kính cửa sổ (piece of glass filling a window) · ga gloine fuinneoige (piece of glass filling a window) · de Fensterscheibe (piece of glass filling a window) · nrf ôsaine (piece of glass filling a window) · ro geam (piece of glass filling a window) · ga pána fuinneoige (piece of glass filling a window) · nv tsésǫʼ (piece of glass filling a window) · he זְגוּגִית (piece of glass filling a window) · fr carreau (piece of glass filling a window) · fi ruutu (piece of glass filling a window) · fr vitre (piece of glass filling a window) · mi karaehe wini (piece of glass filling a window) · ko 유리창 (piece of glass filling a window) · be ако́ннае шкло (piece of glass filling a window) · uk віко́нне скло (piece of glass filling a window) · fo rútur (piece of glass filling a window) · et aknaklaas (piece of glass filling a window) · tl salamin ng bintana (piece of glass filling a window) · be шы́бка (piece of glass filling a window) · nrf vitre (piece of glass filling a window) · sh прозорско окно (piece of glass filling a window) · gv kerrin (piece of glass filling a window) · it cristallo (piece of glass filling a window) · es hoja vítrea (piece of glass filling a window) · sv ruta (piece of glass filling a window) · he שִׁמְשָׁה (piece of glass filling a window) · uk скло (piece of glass filling a window) · uz deraza oynasi (piece of glass filling a window) · uk ши́ба (piece of glass filling a window) · hu ablaküveg (piece of glass filling a window) · sv fönsterruta (piece of glass filling a window) · az pencere camı (piece of glass filling a window) · cs okenní tabule (piece of glass filling a window) · cy gwydr ffenestr (piece of glass filling a window) · ru стекло́ (piece of glass filling a window) · sq dritares (piece of glass filling a window) · be шкло (piece of glass filling a window) · ja 窓ガラス (piece of glass filling a window) · izh ruuto (piece of glass filling a window) · af perderuiters (piece of glass filling a window) · tr pencere camı (piece of glass filling a window) · eo glaco (piece of glass filling a window) · ki gĩcicio (piece of glass filling a window) · mr खिडकीची काच (piece of glass filling a window) · hu ablaktábla (piece of glass filling a window) · ru око́нное стекло́ (piece of glass filling a window) · es vidrio de ventana (piece of glass filling a window) · pt vidraça (piece of glass filling a window) · de Glasscheibe (piece of glass filling a window) · ko 창유리 (piece of glass filling a window) · pdt Rut (piece of glass filling a window)