panache
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noun
1.
a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
2.
an ornamental plume of feathers, tassels, or the like, especially one worn on a helmet or cap.
3.
Architecture. the surface of a pendentive.
Origin:
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
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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| the distinctively treated lowermost portion of any construction such as a monument or exterior wall |
| any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction |
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| 1. | a dashing manner; style; swagger: he rides with panache |
| 2. | a feathered plume on a helmet |
| [C16: via French from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum feather, from Latin pinna feather; compare Latin pinnāculum | |
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Word Origin & History
panache
1553, "a tuft or plume of feathers," from M.Fr. pennache "tuft of feathers," from It. pennaccio, from L.L. pinnaculum "small wing, gable, peak" (see pinnacle). Fig. sense of "display, swagger" first recorded 1898 (in translation of "Cyrano de Bergerac"), from French.
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Example sentences
We solve customer problems with brilliant simplicity, style and panache.
Executed with panache, these familiar elements only add to the overall thrill.
The well-trod message is delivered with panache and abundant sweetness.
Horror has its own panache, its internal, infernal beauty.
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