Associations to the word «Panache»

Wiktionary

PANACHE, noun. (countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
PANACHE, noun. (uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.

Dictionary definition

PANACHE, noun. Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer".
PANACHE, noun. A feathered plume on a helmet.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats