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WINDOWPANES
Noun
windowpanes
plural of windowpane
Source: Wiktionary
WINDOWPANE
Win"dow*pane`, n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: See Pane, n., (3) b. [In this sense, written also window pane.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A thin, spotted American turbot (Pleuronectes maculatus) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also spotted turbot, daylight, spotted sand flounder, and water flounder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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