English Explanatory Dictionary

pannus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
  2. A type of accessory cloud, looking like shreds either attached to, or separated from, the main cloud formation; mainly associated with nimbostratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.
  3. A tent for a wound.
  4. A birthmark on the skin.
name
  1. plural of Pannu

Word forms

pannus panni pannuses

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.

Synonyms

scud
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