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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

The audacious idea of decorating a techno fabric like neoprene showed a perverse sensibility, as did panne velvet with pleating.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2014

And although these special effects would have looked more modern if contained by fashion architecture, the show had key pieces of the 2011 season, like pleated chiffon and panne velvet.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2011

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2011

For the second time I am en panne.

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Frederic Lowenheim

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