The difference between Hackle and Panache
When used as nouns, hackle means an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp, whereas panache means an ornamental plume on a helmet.
Hackle is also verb with the meaning: to dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hackle and Panache
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Hackle as a noun:
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
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Hackle as a noun (usually, now, _, in the plural):
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
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Hackle as a noun (fishing):
A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
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Hackle as a noun (usually, now, _, in the plural):
By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
Examples:
"When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled."
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Hackle as a noun:
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
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Hackle as a noun:
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
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Hackle as a noun:
Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
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Hackle as a verb:
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
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Hackle as a verb (transitive):
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
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Hackle as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
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Panache as a noun (countable):
An ornamental plume on a helmet.
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Panache as a noun (uncountable):
Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.