| Vane (vane) |
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| Vane |
[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 ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane, Goth.
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A contrivance attached to some elevated object
for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is
usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some
fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves
freely.
Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis
and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar
fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the
vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer,
etc.
The rhachis and web of a
feather taken together.
One of the sights of a compass, quadrant,
etc.
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