panne

[pan]

noun

1. a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.

panne

/ pæn /

noun

1. a lightweight velvet fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of panne¹

1785–95; < French, Old French, variant of pen ( n ) e, equivalent to Medieval Latin panna, penna skin, fur, apparently special use of Latin penna feather; compare Middle High German federe kind of fur

Word History and Origins

Origin of panne¹

C19: via Old French, from Latin pinna wing, feather

Example Sentences

Kusum Devi, the wife of Panne Lal Sahni, says that her husband died around 8am on 29 January.

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The crash resulted in the second serious injury Georgi has suffered during her career, after she fractured her vertebrae on the other side in November 2020 while racing at Classic Brugge-De Panne and had to learn how to walk again.

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Cooper, from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, travelled to the Belgian coastal town of De Panne to compete.

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Britain's Pfeiffer Georgi took a fine solo victory at the Classic Brugge-De Panne two and a half years after breaking her back in the same race.

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Grace Brown of Team Bike Exchange won the women's Brugge-De Panne one day classic in Belgium, crossing the line seven seconds ahead of a chasing group which included Britain's Alice Barnes of Canyon-Sram.

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