panache
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- noun Dash; verve.
- noun A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet.
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- The Otterfolk got the idea, or else they didn't like waste. — Destiny's Road
- A substitute was found in the panache, the number of plumes showing the rank. — The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Nakamura answered it with panache, advanced her throttles slightly, and the Eagle fighter moved off to the runway like a crippled stork. — Red Storm Rising
- Hurry back to base to fill in your expenses with just the right amount of panache, and Bob’s your uncle. — Absolute Friends
- Absolu, lance au poing, panache, au front .... — Georges Guynemer
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- French, plume, verve, from Italian pinnacchio, plume, from Late Latin pinnāculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.
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/ (pə-năshˈ, -näshˈ)/
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