Definition: dashing elegance of manner; spirited self-confidence; flamboyance; verve, carefree
Historic Figure: Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655) French Dramatist and Novelist
Note: Latin, “small feathered wing” – originally referred to a showy, feathery plume on a hat – latter associated, as a metaphor, for Cyrano’s unflagging verve even in death.