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windowpaning

windowpaning noun: the border around an individual block of a quilt.

Noun

windowpaning (uncountable)

  1. The border around an individual block of a quilt.
  2. A test of the texture of bread dough, stretching it out into a translucent sheet.
  3. The situation where the edges of tiles absorb some pigment from the grout used to cement them in place.
  4. A form of leaf damage caused by chewing insects, leaving translucent holes.

Origin of windowpaning

From windowpane + -ing.

Questions about windowpaning

What does windowpaning mean?
Windowpaning means the border around an individual block of a quilt.
What part of speech is windowpaning?
Windowpaning is a noun.

Words near windowpaning in the dictionary

  1. windowpane oyster
  2. windowpane oysters
  3. windowpane tweed
  4. windowpaned
  5. windowpanes
  6. windowpaning
  7. windows
  8. windows down
  9. Windows key
  10. Windows keys
  11. windows of discourse

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