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pannus^¹

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Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.

noun panni · pannuses

A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
A type of accessory cloud, looking like shreds either attached to, or separated from, the main cloud formation; mainly associated with nimbostratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.
Similar: scud
A tent for a wound.
A birthmark on the skin.

Pannus^²

proper noun

plural plural of Pannu

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@misc{pannus_2026,
  title = {pannus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pannus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}