(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:36:04

Fane (?), n. [L. fanum a place dedicated to some deity, a sanctuary, fr. fari to speak. See Fame.]

A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church.

[Poet.]

Such to this British Isle, her Christian fanes. Wordsworth.

 

© Webster 1913.

Fane, n. [See Vane.]

A weathercock.

[Obs.]

 

© Webster 1913.

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