pagne

American  

[pan-y^uh] / ˈpan yə /

noun

plural

pagnes

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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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

Her pagne — a lavishly cheerful yellow wrap that I’d always admired — was wadded up a few feet away.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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

Aunt Elisabet draped around our shoulders the traditional marriage cloth called nzole, a beautiful double-sized pagne that symbolizes the togetherness of marriage.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver