panne

[ pan ]

noun

1. a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.

panne

/ pæn /

noun

1. a lightweight velvet fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of panne¹

1785–95; < French, Old French, variant of pen ( n ) e, equivalent to Medieval Latin panna, penna skin, fur, apparently special use of Latin penna feather; compare Middle High German federe kind of fur

Word History and Origins

Origin of panne¹

C19: via Old French, from Latin pinna wing, feather

Example Sentences

Cooper, from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, travelled to the Belgian coastal town of De Panne to compete.

From BBC

Britain's Pfeiffer Georgi took a fine solo victory at the Classic Brugge-De Panne two and a half years after breaking her back in the same race.

From BBC

Grace Brown of Team Bike Exchange won the women's Brugge-De Panne one day classic in Belgium, crossing the line seven seconds ahead of a chasing group which included Britain's Alice Barnes of Canyon-Sram.

From BBC

A group of 14 swam back to shore when their small vessel sank off the coast of the town of De Panne.

From BBC

Valerie Vande Panne is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Local Peace Economy, a project of the Independent Media Institute.

From Salon