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Definition of vane

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Vane (n.) 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..

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Vane :: Vane (n.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Havanese :: Havanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana..

Javanese :: "Javanese (a.) Of or pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java..

Caravaneer :: Caravaneer (n.) The leader or driver of the camels in caravan.

Javanese :: Javanese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of Java.

Cock :: Cock (n.) A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.

Rasse :: Rasse (n.) A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet..

Evanid :: Evanid (a.) Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color..

Dogvane :: Dogvane (n.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind..

Vanessa :: Vanessa (n.) Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.

Transitory :: Transitory (a.) Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.

Acorn :: Acorn (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head..

Evanescently :: Evanescently (adv. In a vanishing manner) ; imperceptibly.

Fan :: Fan (n.) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind..

Fugitiveness :: Fugitiveness (n.) The quality or condition of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility; fugacity; instability.

Danaide :: Danaide (n.) A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one..

Progne :: Progne (n.) An American butterfly (Polygonia, / Vanessa, Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma..

Evanescent :: Evanescent (a.) Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.

Lamina :: Lamina (n.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather..

Havanese :: Havanese (a.) Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba..