Definition of "fane" []

• A temple or sacred place. (noun)
• A weathercock, a weather vane. (noun)

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• "The word fane you'll recognize in weather vane; a metal flag that the wind blows."
• "Also: "une fane" is a dead leaf ... and ... the verb "faner" finds itself before "fanfare" in the dictionary (while one conjugates to"
• "The world seemed suddenly pro­fane, meaningless and, therefore, unbearable."