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

The beach and the sand dunes round La Panne were filled with drilling men, Belgium's new army.

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It had a wide bertha, cuffs and over panels of wisteria panne velvet.

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La Panne is passed, and we begin to turn out at an angle away from the coast.

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The 127th brigade, however, went out into reserve at La Panne and there we had a splendid time.

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My day at La Panne was therefore very sad, as I nearly perished with cold, and felt so ill.

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