Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Vane (-'s)
vane (-'s), n. [southern variation of fane, < common Germanic.] (webplay: showing, way).
- Climate indicator; [metonymy] weather; temperature; meteorological conditions; wind direction.
- Pointer; weather predictor; moving figure on the roof of a barn that indicates wind direction.
- Compass; guide; pathfinder; direction indicator.
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