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panache
noun pa·nache \pə-ˈnash, -ˈnäsh\
: lots of energy and style
Full Definition of PANACHE
1
: an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
2
: dash or flamboyance in style and action : verve
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Origin of PANACHE
Middle French pennache, from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnaculum small wing — more at pinnacle
First Known Use: 1553
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