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panne

Pronunciation: /pæn/

The English word “panne” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

Etymology

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

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