windowpane
nounUK /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/ · US /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/
Etymology From window + pane.
1
A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
2
A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.
- As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid.2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:
3
Slang A gelatin base tab with LSD.
- Another form is called a windowpane. Windowpanes are small thin squares of gelatin treated with LSD that look like little pieces of plastic.2004, Mary M. Jensen, Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, page 94:
- When you place a windowpane of LSD on your tongue and watch the world transform into a Salvador Dalí landscape of radiant colors, shimmering geometric shapes, and morphing phantasmagoria while your sense of self dissolves—2011, Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen L. Macknik, Sandra Blakeslee, Sleights of Mind:
- Derived terms
- windowpane acid, windowpaned, windowpane oyster, windowpane tweed, windowpaning