paned
paned Lexical Profile
paned Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Fitted or provided with panes of glass, often used in combination to specify the number or style of panes.
"Sunlight streamed through the tall, paned windows of the historic library."
Made of or decorated with narrow, contrasting strips of cloth that reveal an inner lining (especially of historical garments).
"The Renaissance portrait depicted a nobleman wearing a velvet doublet with paned sleeves."
• verb
To fit or furnish a window or door frame with panes of glass (past tense and past participle of 'pane').
"The carpenter carefully paned the conservatory doors before painting the wooden frames."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'paned' (fitted with panes of glass or strips of cloth) with the homophone 'pained' (experiencing or showing physical or emotional pain).
• Rhymes for paned
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the noun 'pane', which entered Middle English via Old French 'pan' from Latin 'pannus', meaning a piece of cloth or garment, before later referring to a section of window glass.