Pēn'naçhed, a.

adjective

(pĕn'nasht), a. [Fr. panaché, O. Fr. pennaché, variegated, streaky, from panache, O. Fr. pennache, a plume or bunch of feathers, Sp. penacho, It. pennacchio, from Lat. penna, feather.] Diversified with natural stripes of various colors, as a flower; radiated. [Obs.] Evelyn.