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Look up: panache

  1. Panache
    In heraldry, a panache is a plume of feathers, generally ostrich feathers, set upright and borne as a crest. A panache sometimes consists of a single row of feathers; but usually it has two or more rows or 'heights' of feathers, rising one above the other. generally the tips of the feathers are erec...
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  2. panache
    [n] - a feathered plume on a helmet
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Panache
    Pa·nache' noun [ French, from Latin 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/11

  4. panache
    noun a feathered plume on a helmet
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Panache
    • (n.) A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. panache
    • distinctive and stylish elegance
    • a feathered plume on a helmet

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  7. Panache
    `Panache` is a word of French origin that carries the connotation of a flamboyant manner and reckless courage. The literal translation is a plume, such as is worn on a hat or a helmet, but the reference is to King Henry IV of France. Pleasure-loving and cynical, but a brave military leader and the b...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panache

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