Panache
[pə'næʃ]
Definition
(n.) A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.
Checker: Rowena
Definition
n. a plume of feathers used as a head-dress.
Checker: Osbert
Examples
- I well remember a hot episode of his with a certain Madame Panache--a lady temporarily employed by Madame Beck to give lessons in history. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Emanuel was eloquent; but Madame Panache was voluble. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Madame Panache, bellicose as a Penthesilea, picked it up in a minute. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Edited by Kelsey