Main Entry:

pa·nache

Pronunciation:

\pə-ˈnash, -ˈnäsh\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French pennache, from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnaculum small wing — more at pinnacle

Date:

1553

1 : an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet 2 : dash or flamboyance in style and action : verve

[panache illustration]