n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' nash, - ' näsh
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pennache, from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnaculum small wing ― more at PINNACLE
Date: 1553
1 : an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
2 : dash or flamboyance in style and action : VERVE
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