fane

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fane - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fane \Fane\, n. [See Vane.]
     A weathercock. [Obs.]
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  Fane \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.]
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           Such to this British Isle, her Christian fanes.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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