panne

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/pæn/

noun

A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.

OriginFrench panne →
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Meanings

nounpanne (countable and uncountable, plural pannes)

plural pannes

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

Origin

  1. Frenchpanne
  2. Englishpanne

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with panne

anthanjanmanplanjapanvanfananndanIranpanTaiwanAnnescanranLANbantanspansudanDianeMilanclan
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Sounds the same

pan

Anagrams

penna
Cite this entry
APA

panne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panne

MLA

“panne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panne.

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