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panne

American  
[pan] / pæn /

noun

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


panne British  
/ pæn /

noun

  1. a lightweight velvet fabric

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

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

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But the designers dressed their trousers up even more by matching them with draped, panne velvet tops.

From Washington Post Feb. 14, 2017

Fluid evening dresses in black satin or panne velvet had modest Deco details; it was the fit that really counted.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2011

Other inventive styles filled out the collection, like long panne velvet T-shirt dresses, macramé skirts and a belted wool skirt that fell in a flattering spiral of folds over the hips.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2011

Rose with six-inch fingernails and artfully draped Donna Karan panne de velours.

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2011

But I am not used to having mine en panne.

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Frederic Lowenheim

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