Brin vs. Panache

Brinnoun

One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.

Brinnoun

A single silkworm thread extruded from the gland, before it has formed a bave.

Brinnoun

One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.

Panachenoun

(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.

Panachenoun

(uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.

Panachenoun

A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.

Panachenoun

A pleasingly flamboyant style or manner; flair{4}; verve.

Panachenoun

distinctive and stylish elegance;

Panachenoun

a feathered plume on a helmet

Panache

Panache (French pronunciation: ​[panaʃ]) is a word of French origin that carries the connotation of flamboyant manner and reckless courage, derived from the helmet-plume worn by cavalrymen in the Early Modern period.The literal translation is a plume, such as is worn on a hat or a helmet; the reference is to King Henry IV of France (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), a pleasure-loving and cynical military leader, famed for wearing a striking white plume in his helmet and for his war cry: (French: ).