panachure

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French

Etymology

From panache +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.na.ʃyʁ/
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Noun

panachure f (plural panachures)

  1. variegation, mottle; marking, colouring
    • 1828, "Tégumens des animaux", in F. G. Levrault (ed.), Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, volume 52, 469.
      En l’imprégnant chez quelques perroquets du sang d’une rainette (hyla tinctoria), certaines peuplades sauvages de l’Amérique font repousser des plumes rouges ou jaunes à la place de celles qui avaient été arrachées, et produisent sur l’oiseau cette panachure qu’on appelle tapiré.
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    • 2016 July 13, Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, "Aubépine, une étonnante longévité", Figaro Jardin.
      Pour ce dernier, la panachure est formée de blanc, de jaune et de vert.
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  2. white spot, white patch (on leaf, animal's skin etc.)
    • 2014, Claudia Gaede, Thomas Ebbrecht, Galgo Español: Le Lévrier Espagnol, section 5:
      Ce chien noir à panachures blanches et à poil dur correspondait parfaitement à nos souhaits.
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