单词 | passe-partout |
释义 | passe-partout[ pas-pahr-too; French pahs-par-too ] / ˌpæs pɑrˈtu; French pɑs parˈtu / noun, plural passe-par·touts [pas-pahr-tooz; French pahs-par-too]. /ˌpæs pɑrˈtuz; French pɑs parˈtu/.something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage. a master key; skeleton key. an ornamental mat for a picture. 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. paper prepared for this purpose. Origin of passe-partout1635–45; <French: literally, (it) passes everywhere Words nearby passe-partoutpassement, passementerie, passenger, passenger mile, passenger pigeon, passe-partout, passepied, passer, passerby, passeriform, passerine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for passe-partoutBritish Dictionary definitions for passe-partoutpasse-partout / (ˌpæspɑːˈtuː, French pɑspartu) / nouna mounting for a picture in which strips of strong gummed paper are used to bind together the glass, picture, and backing the gummed paper used for this a mat, often decorated, on which a picture is mounted something that secures entry everywhere, esp a master key Word Origin for passe-partoutC17: from French, literally: pass everywhere Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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