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penacho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crest noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
  • panache noun A stylish, confident, and flamboyant way of doing something.
  • plume noun A large, often decorative feather, or a cluster of feathers.
  • tuft noun A small bunch of hair, grass, feathers, or similar strands bunched together at the base.

Senses

penacho is used for these senses in English:

  • crest A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
  • panache (countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
  • plume (archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
  • plume (archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
  • tuft A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

crest — full definition

  1. noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
  2. noun A tuft of feathers or fur on an animal's head, or a decorative emblem, especially of a family or institution.
  3. verb To reach the top of something, or to rise to a peak.

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