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Etymology

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windowpane +‎ -ing

Noun

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windowpaning (uncountable)

  1. (textiles) The border around an individual block of a quilt.
  2. (baking) 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.