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Definition of Pane of glass
1. Noun. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
Generic synonyms: Plate Glass, Sheet Glass
Group relationships: Window
Specialized synonyms: Window, Windowpane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pane Of Glass
Literary usage of Pane of glass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"I.—A pane of glass. CARLYLE !" exclaimed Emerson, in his diary, ... With admirable
precision this defines the proper function of a pane of glass. ..."
2. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text-book, for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1858)
"A pane of glass, a plate of air, or any other similar electric, may be charged to a
... If a pane of glass is coated on both sides with a sheet of tinfoil, ..."
3. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"LINES WRITTEN ON A pane of glass ON THE OCCASION OF A NATIONAL THANKSGIVING FOB
A NAVAL VICTORY. YE hypocrites! are these your pranks, To murder men, ..."
4. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1828)
"TE, OR PANE, OF GLASS. In passing through a plate of glass whose surfaces are
parallel, the refraction •which light sustains from one surface, ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Refraction of light rays by an irregular pane of glass. show that burns on plants
caused by defective glass roofs occur in lines and not in isolated spots, ..."
6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"I.—A pane of glass. CARLYLE ! " exclaimed Emerson, in his diary, ... The brilliant
pane of glass itself tells no stories, but the white-hot furnaces and ..."
7. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1866)
"place had a pane of glass left whole. At Woolwich, four miles distant, door and
window frames and sashes were smashed in, portions of ceiling and wall ..."
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