Meaning of WINDOWPANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'window`peyn
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- [n] very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
- [n] a pane in a window; "the ball shattered the window"
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WINDOWPANE is a 10 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | Scophthalmus aquosus, window |
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| | See Also: | | genus Scophthalmus, lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder, pane, pane of glass, Scophthalmus, window glass | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Win"dow*pane`\, n.
1. (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., (3)
b . [In this sense, written also {window pane}.]
2. (Zo["o]l.) A thin, spotted American turbot ({Pleuronectes
maculatus}) remarkable for its translucency. It is not
valued as a food fish. Called also {spotted turbot},
{daylight}, {spotted sand flounder}, and {water flounder}.
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