Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A special finish for velvet and satin that produces a high luster.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A soft, shining fabric, plain or printed, used for trimmings and dresses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
lustrous finish applied tovelvet andsatin - noun ecology a
wetland consisting of a small depression, with or without standing water, often in asalt marsh or other coastal wetland
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sailors and pilots also use "pan-pan," from the word panne (breakdown), to indicate an imminent threat.
ASK TIP SHEET 2007
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All I know is that we had better not have too many more of these "panne" episodes, or I'll be panhandling for a living, my pen dream having petered out.
Savoir Vivre 2010
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All I know is that we had better not have too many more of these "panne" episodes, or I'll be panhandling for a living, my pen dream having petered out.
Savoir Vivre 2010
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Also: panné (e) = broke (c'est une panné = he's penniless) une panne de courant/d'électricité = power failure une panne de moteur = engine failure
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Wednesday, September 15, 2004 une panne une panne (pan) noun, feminine
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You add enough sugar (I like to use half brown) to rot the teeth of the entire population of a small French village, like Lourmarin, put in a good supply of creamy dairy butter that would otherwise spread la panne of that same population for a week; and let it caramelise.
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Mr. Jacobs, having ditched his 60's futurist pastiche from last season, had worked like a dog to turn out a brilliant collection of unpornographic, unironic romanticism: flirty tea dresses, Virginia Woolf coats in denim tweed and gorgeous panne velvet flapper frocks.
Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO) Hilary Moss 2010
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Expressions: en panne = out of order panne sèche = out of gas tomber en panne d'essence = to run out of gas laisser quelqu'un en panne = to let someone down avoir une panne d'oreiller = to oversleep rester en panne devant une difficulté = to be stumped (by a problem)
Savoir Vivre 2010
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Mr. Jacobs, having ditched his 60's futurist pastiche from last season, had worked like a dog to turn out a brilliant collection of unpornographic, unironic romanticism: flirty tea dresses, Virginia Woolf coats in denim tweed and gorgeous panne velvet flapper frocks.
Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO) Hilary Moss 2010
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Mr. Jacobs, having ditched his 60's futurist pastiche from last season, had worked like a dog to turn out a brilliant collection of unpornographic, unironic romanticism: flirty tea dresses, Virginia Woolf coats in denim tweed and gorgeous panne velvet flapper frocks.
Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
chained_bear commented on the word panne
Usage on mousseline.
January 17, 2010