Pane vs Pate - What's the difference?
pane | pate |
An individual sheet of glass in a window.
(computing, graphical user interface) A layer in the build-up of a GUI.
A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.
(architecture) A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.
A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.
One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant-cut diamond.
(Webster 1913)
(somewhat, archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.
(archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
* 1598 , , by Shakespeare
* 1610 , , act 4 scene 1
(finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)
The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
As nouns the difference between pane and pate
is that pane is an individual sheet of glass in a window while pate is the head, particularly the top or crown.pane
English
Noun
(en noun)- An octagonal tower is said to have eight panes .
Synonyms
* window paneAnagrams
* * * ----pate
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (attested since around 1200), perhaps a shortened form of (etyl) patene'' or .Noun
(en noun)- He had a shiny, bald pate .
- I am resolved; 'tis but a three years' fast:
- The mind shall banquet, though the body pine:
- Fat paunches have lean pates , and dainty bits
- Make rich the ribs, but bankrupt quite the wits.
- I thank thee for that jest: here's a garment
- for't: wit shall not go unrewarded while I am king of
- this country: 'Steal by line and level,' is an excellent
- pass of pate : there's another garment for't.