vānē, adv., v. vanus fin.
·noun One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, ·etc. II. Vane ·noun The rhachis and web of a feath...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A piece of buntin extended on a wooden stock, which turns upon a spindle at the mast-head; it shows ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A cockade. SEA TERM. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A small vane made of thread, cork, and feathers, or buntin, fastened on the end of a half-pike, and ...
The pivot on which the mast-head-vane turns; it should never be made of metal, lest it attract light...