PANACHE


Meaning of PANACHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈnash, -ˈnäsh ]

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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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.