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passe-par⋅tout
[pas-pahr-too; Fr. pahs-par-too] 
–noun, plural -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; < F: lit., (it) passes everywhere
1635–45; < F: lit., (it) passes everywhere
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| passe-par·tout (pās-pär-tōō') n.
[French : passer, to pass + partout, 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : passe-partout
Spanish:
llave maestra,
German:
der Hauptschlüssel,
Japanese:
マスターキー
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