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PANACHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does panache mean?
• PANACHE (noun)
The noun PANACHE has 2 senses:
1. distinctive and stylish elegance
2. a feathered plume on a helmet
Familiarity information: PANACHE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Distinctive and stylish elegance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
dash; elan; flair; panache; style
Context example:
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
Hypernyms ("panache" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feathered plume on a helmet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("panache" is a kind of...):
plume (a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament)
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