[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vane \vane\ v=an, n. oe.  prov. e. fane weathercock,
   banner, as. fana a banner, flag; akin to d. vaan, g. fahne,
   ohg. fano cloth, gund fano flag, icel. f=ani, sw. fana,
   dan. fane, goth. fana cloth, l. pannus, and perhaps to gr.
   ph^nos a web, phni`on a bobbin, spool. cf. fanon, pane a
   compartment, panel.
   1913 webster
   1913 webster
   1. a contrivance attached to some elevated object for the
      purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a
      weathercock. it is usually a plate or strip of metal, or
      slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and
      placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves
      freely.
      1913 webster

            aye undiscreet, and changing as a vane. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. 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.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. the rhachis and web of a feather taken together.
      1913 webster

   4. one of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc.
      1913 webster

   vane of a leveling staff. surv. same as target, 3.
      1913 webster
see also:
fanon pane vane of a leveling staff target 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vane
     n 1: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
          syn: blade
     2: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates
        freely to show the direction of the wind syn: weathervane,
         weather vane, wind vane
     3: a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in
        order to stabilize or guide it
     4: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a
        series of barbs on either side of the shaft syn: web
see also:
blade weathervane weather vane wind vane web 

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