PANACHE  , a See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French word adapted from Ital. pennachio, See also:

• LAT

Lat. penna, See also:

• FEATHER (0. Eng. (ether, Ger. Feder, from an Indo-European root seen also in Gr. lrrepov, and aEreo-Oat, to fly)

feather, for a plume of feathers on a See also:

• HELMET (from an obsolete diminutive of O. Fr. helme, mod. heaume; the English word is " helm," as in O. Eng., Dutch and Ger.; all are from the Teutonic base hal-, pre-Teut. kal-, to cover; cf. Lat. celare, to hide, Eng. " hell," &c.)

helmet or See also:

• HAT

hat; the " panache " should be properly distinguished from the " plume," as being a large cluster of feathers fixed on the See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top of the helmet and flowing over it, the " plume " being a single feather at the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side or front . The word " panache " is often used figuratively in French of a flamboyant piece of ornamentation, a " See also:

• PURPLE

purple patch " in literature, or any exaggerated See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of decoration .