English
Etymology
dog + vane
Noun
dogvane (plural dogvanes)
- (nautical) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)
- (obsolete, nautical) A cockade worn on a hat (worn in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries)
