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Webster 1913 Edition
Lane
Lane
(lān)
, Noun.
[OE.
lane
, lone
, AS. lone
, lone
; akin to D. laan
, OFries. lana
, lona
.] A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway;
as, a
. lane
between lines of men, or through a field of iceIt is become a turn-again
lane
unto them which they can not go through. Tyndale.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lane
LANE
, n.1.
A narrow way or passage, or a private passage, as distinguished from a public road or highway. A lane may be open to all passengers, or it may be inclosed and appropriated to a man's private use. In the United States, the word is used chiefly in the country, and answers in a degree, to an alley in a city. It has sometimes been used for alley. In London, the word lane is added to the names of streets; as chancery lane.2.
A passage between lines of men, or people standing on each side.