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• Vane — is a surname, and may refer to:* Ben Vane * Charles Vane * Charles Vane Tempest Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry * Charles Vane Tempest Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry * Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard * Edith Vane Tempest Stewart,… …   Wikipedia

• Vane — (v[=a]n), n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock, banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne, OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr. ? a web, ? a bobbin …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vane of a leveling staff — Vane Vane (v[=a]n), n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock, banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne, OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr. ? a web,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vane Millon — (born 1981) is a Colombian model and actress. She began her career in acting while attending Florida International University. Millon has appeared in music videos including You Save Me , for country artist Kenny Chesney, with whom she was rumored …   Wikipedia

• Vane — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Vane († 1720), Pirat Henry Vane (1612–1662), englischer Politiker und Staatsmann John Robert Vane (1927–2004), britischer Biochemiker Diese Seite ist eine B …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Vane — Vane, John R. * * * (as used in expressions) King, William Rufus de Vane Vane, Sir Henry Sir Henry Vane, el Joven …   Enciclopedia Universal

• VANE, SIR JOHN R. — VANE, SIR JOHN R. (1927–2004), U.K. pharmacologist. Vane was born in Tardebigg, Worcestershire, the son of a father descended from Russian immigrants and an English mother. His family lived in Birmingham where he was educated at King Edward VI… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Vane — (spr. Wehn), 1) Harry, Ritter, geb. 1589 in England; wurde vom König Jakob I. zum Ritter ernannt u. von Carlisle zum Mitglied des Parlaments gewählt. Der König ernannte ihn zum Schatzmeister des Prinzen von Wallis (nachherigen Königs Karl I.),… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Vane —   [veɪn], Sir (seit 1984) John Robert, britischer Pharmakologe, * Tardebigg (County Hereford and Worcester) 29. 3. 1927; 1966 73 Professor für experimentelle Pharmakologie am Royal College of Surgeons in London, 1973 85 Leiter des… …   Universal-Lexikon

• vane — [vān] n. [S Brit var. of fane, small flag or pennon < OE fana, a flag < PGmc * fanan < IE base * pan > PANE] 1. a flat piece of metal, strip of cloth, etc. set up high to swing with the wind and show which way it is blowing; weather… …   English World dictionary

• vane|less — «VAYN lihs», adjective. having no vane …   Useful english dictionary