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Definition of passementerie - 4 dictionary results

passe⋅men⋅terie

[pas-men-tree; Fr. pahs-mahn-tree]
–noun
trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.

Origin:
1850–55; < F; see passement, -ery
passe·men·terie   (pās-měn'trē)   
n.  Ornamental trimming for a garment, as braid, lace, or metallic beads.

[French, from passement, ornamental braid, cloth, from Old French, a passing, from passer, to pass; see pass.]

Passementerie

Passe*men"terie\, n. [F.] Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.

Passementerie

Passe*men"terie\ (E. p[.a]s*m[e^]n"tr[i^]; F. p[aum]`s'm[aum]N`t'r[-e]"), n. [F.] Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.
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