Hypertext Webster Gateway: "panache"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Panache \Pa*nache"\, n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See {Pen} a
feather.]
A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the
helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.
A panache of variegated plumes. --Prescott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
panache
n 1: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {elan},
{flair}, {style}]
2: a feathered plume on a helmet
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