(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:08:34

Port"pane (?), n. [From L. portare to carry + panis bread; prob. through French.]

A cloth for carrying bread, so as not to touch it with the hands.

[Obs.]

 

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