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panne

/pæn/

panne noun: a lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.

Noun

panne (countable and uncountable, plural pannes)

  1. A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
  2. A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
  3. A wetland consisting of a small depression, with or without standing water, often in a salt marsh or other coastal wetland.

Forms of panne

pluralpannes

Origin of panne

Borrowed from French panne. Doublet of pen, penna, and pinna.

Words that rhyme with panne

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Questions about panne

What does panne mean?
Panne means a lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
What part of speech is panne?
Panne is a noun.
How do you pronounce panne?
Panne is pronounced /pæn/.
What is the plural of panne?
The plural of panne is pannes.

Words near panne in the dictionary

  1. pannariaceous
  2. pannarin
  3. pannarioid
  4. pannary
  5. pannationalism
  6. panne
  7. pannecrosis
  8. panned
  9. panned and scanned
  10. panned out
  11. pannekoek

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