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]