windowpane

Definitions

1. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window
2. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
3. A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares
4. A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.
5. A gelatin base tab with LSD
6. A gelatin base tab with LSD.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like⟳ miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid.”

“Another form⟳ is called a windowpane. Windowpanes are small thin squares of gelatin treated with LSD that look⟳ like⟳ little pieces of plastic.”

“When you place⟳ a windowpane of LSD on your tongue and watch⟳ the world transform⟳ into a Salvador Dalí landscape of radiant colors, shimmering geometric shapes, and morphing phantasmagoria while your sense⟳ of self dissolves—”

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