Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vane"
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) 1.7 (wn)
vane
n 1: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
[syn: {blade}]
2: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates
freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weathervane},
{weather vane}, {wind vane}]
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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