Windowpane

/ˈwɪndəʊpeɪn/
noun

A piece of flat clear glass, usually found in a window frame.

I stared out of the windowpane as it rained.
Visual representation of "windowpane" - A piece of flat clear glass, usually found in a window frame.

Often appears as...

  • clean the windowpane
  • broken windowpane
noun

An LSD drug dosage in the form of a small, typically square piece of blotting paper.

He took a windowpane and got high.
Visual representation of "windowpane" - An LSD drug dosage in the form of a small, typically square piece of blotting paper.

Usage tips

Informal

Colloquial

noun

A piece of flat clear glass, usually found in a window frame.

I stared out of the windowpane as it rained.
Visual representation of "windowpane" - A piece of flat clear glass, usually found in a window frame.

Often appears as...

  • clean the windowpane
  • broken windowpane
noun

An LSD drug dosage in the form of a small, typically square piece of blotting paper.

He took a windowpane and got high.
Visual representation of "windowpane" - An LSD drug dosage in the form of a small, typically square piece of blotting paper.

Usage tips

Informal

Colloquial

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Visual Clarity

Refers to the transparency and clarity of glass in a window, allowing for seeing through.

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The clean windowpane offered a perfect view of the garden.
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Material Composition

Made of glass, sometimes described for its thickness, tint, or texture.

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The thick windowpane muffled the sounds from outside.
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Metaphorical Use

Used metaphorically to signify a barrier that allows visual connection but physical separation.

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His emotions were as opaque as a frosted windowpane.
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Visual Clarity

Refers to the transparency and clarity of glass in a window, allowing for seeing through.

Illustration for Visual Clarity
The clean windowpane offered a perfect view of the garden.
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Material Composition

Made of glass, sometimes described for its thickness, tint, or texture.

Illustration for Material Composition
The thick windowpane muffled the sounds from outside.
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Metaphorical Use

Used metaphorically to signify a barrier that allows visual connection but physical separation.

Illustration for Metaphorical Use
His emotions were as opaque as a frosted windowpane.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Visual Clarity

Refers to the transparency and clarity of glass in a window, allowing for seeing through.

Illustration for Visual Clarity
The clean windowpane offered a perfect view of the garden.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Material Composition

Made of glass, sometimes described for its thickness, tint, or texture.

Illustration for Material Composition
The thick windowpane muffled the sounds from outside.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Metaphorical Use

Used metaphorically to signify a barrier that allows visual connection but physical separation.

Illustration for Metaphorical Use
His emotions were as opaque as a frosted windowpane.
Visual representation of the word "Windowpane"

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Video examples

Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...

to support the speed and efficiency of my machine. Then I got cancer -- or I found out I had cancer. It arrived like a speeding bird smashing into a windowpane. Suddenly, I had a body,

Video examples

Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...

to support the speed and efficiency of my machine. Then I got cancer -- or I found out I had cancer. It arrived like a speeding bird smashing into a windowpane. Suddenly, I had a body,

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Quote examples

John Dickerson

American Journalist

To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get the conversation going and frame it the right way and make sure people aren't lost. And then you let the candidates illuminate the issues themselves.
Portrait of John Dickerson

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George Orwell

British Author

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.
Portrait of George Orwell

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Grace Paley

American Writer

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.
Portrait of Grace Paley

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George Orwell

British Author

Good writing is like a windowpane.
Portrait of George Orwell

Quote examples

John Dickerson

American Journalist

To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get the conversation going and frame it the right way and make sure people aren't lost. And then you let the candidates illuminate the issues themselves.
Portrait of John Dickerson

Quote examples

George Orwell

British Author

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.
Portrait of George Orwell

Quote examples

Grace Paley

American Writer

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.
Portrait of Grace Paley

Quote examples

George Orwell

British Author

Good writing is like a windowpane.
Portrait of George Orwell
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