panne

[ pan ]

/ pæn /

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noun

a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.

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Origin of panne

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

Words nearby panne

pan loaf, panlogism, panmixia, Panmunjom, pannage, panne, pannhas, panniculus, pannier, pannikin, pannikin boss

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How to use panne in a sentence

The beach and the sand dunes round La Panne were filled with drilling men, Belgium's new army.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
It had a wide bertha, cuffs and over panels of wisteria panne velvet.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
La Panne is passed, and we begin to turn out at an angle away from the coast.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
The 127th brigade, however, went out into reserve at La Panne and there we had a splendid time.
The Seventh Manchesters|S. J. Wilson

My day at La Panne was therefore very sad, as I nearly perished with cold, and felt so ill.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan

British Dictionary definitions for panne

panne

/ (pæn) /

noun

a lightweight velvet fabric

Word Origin for panne

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

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