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Definition of passament - 2 dictionary results

pas⋅sa⋅ment

[pas-uh-muhnt]
–noun
passement.

passe⋅ment

[pas-muhnt]
–noun
a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
Also, passament.


Origin:
1530–40; < F, for passeman < Sp pasamano railing (so called because one passes one's hand along it in going up and down stairs), hence edging for clothes. See pass, manual
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