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noun, plural passe-par·touts 
[-tooz; Fr. -too] .
[-tooz; Fr. -too] . 1.
something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
2.
a master key; skeleton key.
3.
an ornamental mat for a picture.
4.
a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges.
5.
paper prepared for this purpose.
Origin:
1635–45; < French: literally, (it) passes everywhere
1635–45; < French: literally, (it) passes everywhere
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passe-partout
"master-key," 1675, from Fr., lit. "pass everywhere," from passer "to pass" (see pass (v.)) + partout "everywhere," from par "through" + tout "all."
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