Definition of FANE

fane

Plural: fanes

Noun

  • A temple or sacred place.
  • A weathercock, a weather vane.
  • A banner, especially a military banner.
  • A temple or sacred place.

Examples

  • He treated the Scrabble board like a fane, carefully placing each tile with reverence.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fane, from Old English fana (“cloth, banner”), from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, flag”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“to weave; something woven; cloth, fabric, tissue”). Doublet of fanon and vane.

Scrabble Score: 7

fane: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fane: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fane: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

fane: valid Words With Friends Word