windowpane

noun

Etymology: From window + pane.

1. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
2. A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.

   “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.”

3. A gelatin base tab with LSD.

   “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—”