noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

From windowpane + -ing.

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