pagne

American  

[pan-y^uh] / ˈpan jə /

noun

pagnes plural

1. a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• pagnes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pagne

1690–1700; < French < Spanish paño cloth ≪ Latin pannum

Example Sentences

Many of the women wore dresses and skirts made of pagne, a wax print fabric, featuring images of Francis or other religious symbols.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Many of the women wore dresses and skirts made of pagne, a wax print fabric featuring images of Francis or other religious symbols.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

When the story ended, the old woman studied my mother for a long time while she wrapped and rewrapped her faded blue pagne over her flat chest.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Cloaked in my pagne and Anatole, I seemed to belong.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

I heard a roar, which I suppose was me, and then Nataniel was here with us, bloodying a clean white shirt of Anatole’s and an old, soft pagne printed with yellow birds.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver