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vane 1. a flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to indicate wind direction 2. any one of the flat blades or sails forming part of the wheel of a windmill 3. any flat or shaped plate used to direct fluid flow, esp a stator blade in a turbine, etc. 4. a fin or plate fitted to a projectile or missile to provide stabilization or guidance 5. Ornithol the flat part of a feather, consisting of two rows of barbs on either side of the shaft How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At her departure, it appears, from the best authorities, that she gave the great Chair to her friend Henry Vane. Your voice and the voice of Sibyl Vane are two things that I shall never forget. This gracious English maiden, with her clinging robes, her amulets and girdles, with something quaint and angular in her step, her carriage something mediaeval and Gothic, in the details of her person and dress, this lovely Evelyn Vane (isn't it a beautiful name? |
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