noun
- one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- a plate of glass for such a division.
- a panel, as of a wainscot, ceiling, door, etc.
- a flat section, side, or surface, as one of the sides of a bolthead.
- Philately. a sheet of stamps or any large portion of one, as a half or a quarter, as issued by the post office.
adjective
- (of food) prepared with bread crumbs; breaded.
noun
- a sheet of glass in a window or door
- a panel of a window, door, wall, etc
- a flat section or face, as of a cut diamond
- philately
- any of the rectangular marked divisions of a sheet of stamps made for convenience in selling
- a single page in a stamp bookletSee also tête-bêche, se tenant
noun, verb
- a variant of peen
adjective
- (of fish, meat, etc) dipped or rolled in breadcrumbs before cooking
n.mid-13c., “garment, part of a garment,” later “side of a building, section of a wall,” from Old French pan “section, piece, panel” (11c.), from Latin pannum (nominative pannus) “piece of cloth, garment,” possibly from PIE root *pan- “fabric” (cf. Gothic fana “piece of cloth,” Greek penos “web,” Old English fanna “flag”). Sense of “window glass” first attested mid-15c.