Meaning of PANACHE
| Pronunciation: | | pu'nash
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- [n] a feathered plume on a helmet
- [n] distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
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| | Synonyms: | | dash, elan, flair, style |
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| | See Also: | | elegance, plume | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa*nache"\, n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See {Pen} a
feather.]
A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the
helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.
A panache of variegated plumes. --Prescott.
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| | Related Terms: | | animation, blatancy, boldness, brazenness, brio, chic, colorfulness, crest, crudeness, cultivation, dash, dazzle, dazzlingness, eclat, elan, energy, enthusiasm, extravagance, extravaganza, extravagation, feather, flagrancy, flair, flamboyance, flashiness, flourish, gaiety, garishness, gaudery, gaudiness, glare, glitter, good taste, gorgeousness, gusto, hackle, jauntiness, jazziness, liveliness, loudness, luridness, meretriciousness, obtrusiveness, pinion, plume, plumule, quill, savoir faire, scapular, self-assurance, sensationalism, shamelessness, showiness, smartness, sophistication, spirit, sportiness, style, swagger, tawdriness, topknot, tuft, verve, vigor, vulgarness, zest |
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