English Explanatory Dictionary

panne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
  2. A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
  3. A wetland consisting of a small depression, with or without standing water, often in a salt marsh or other coastal wetland.

Pronunciation

/pæn/

Word forms

panne pannes

Etymology

Borrowed from French panne. Doublet of pen, penna, and pinna.

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