panache
[ puh-nash, -nahsh ]
/ pəˈnæʃ, -ˈnɑʃ /
noun
a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
an ornamental plume of feathers, tassels, or the like, especially one worn on a helmet or cap.
Architecture.
the surface of a pendentive.
Origin of panache
1545–55; variant (after F) of
pennache < Middle French < early Italian
pennachio < Late Latin
pinnāculum, diminutive of
pinna wing; identical in form with
pinnāculum
pinnacle
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British Dictionary definitions for panache
panache
/ (pəˈnæʃ, -ˈnɑːʃ) /
noun
a dashing manner; style; swagger
he rides with panache
a feathered plume on a helmet
Word Origin for panache
C16: via French from Old Italian
pennacchio, from Late Latin
pinnāculum feather, from Latin
pinna feather; compare Latin
pinnāculum
pinnacle