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Panache


irmamar March 12, 2010 05:18 AM
Panache
 
What's the difference between feather and plume? I wanted to define the word "panache" and my dictionary says: "a feathered plume on a helmet" (but feathered plume sounds like a redundancy to me). :thinking:

Thanks. :)

xchic March 12, 2010 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 76030)
What's the difference between feather and plume? I wanted to define the word "panache" and my dictionary says: "a feathered plume on a helmet" (but feathered plume sounds like a redundancy to me). :thinking:

Thanks. :)
A plume on a helmet could also be made of horsehair or other materials.

To me though, panache means a way of doing something.

to do something with panache = hacer algo con garbo

Ambarina March 12, 2010 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 76030)
What's the difference between feather and plume? I wanted to define the word "panache" and my dictionary says: "a feathered plume on a helmet" (but feathered plume sounds like a redundancy to me). :thinking:

Thanks. :)
A plume can be made of feathers or hair. :)

Ooops! Cross-posting. :)

irmamar March 12, 2010 05:57 AM
I've seen that "plume" means "feather", too. That puzzled me. :)

Perikles March 12, 2010 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 76039)
I've seen that "plume" means "feather", too. That puzzled me. :)
Latin pluma a small soft feather. A plume was originally an ornamental feather, then became an ornament looking like one. You can also have a plume of smoke rising from a fire :)


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