pagne

American  

[pan-y^uh] / ˈpan yə /

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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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

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

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