passementerie

passe·men·terie

P0097200 (păs-mĕn′trē)n. Ornamental trimming for a garment, as braid, lace, or metallic beads.

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

passementerie

(pæsˈmɛntrɪ; French pɑsmɑ̃tri) n (Textiles) a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc[C16: from Old French passement, from passer to trim, pass]

passe•men•terie

(pæsˈmɛn tri)

n. trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms. [1850–55; < French, Middle French, = passement(er) to trim (v. derivative of passement trimming, Old French: passage; see pass, -ment) + -erie -ery]

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passementerie - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"trim, trimmingadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnessbraiding, gold braid, braid - trimming used to decorate clothes or curtainsminiver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey furrickrack, ricrac - a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming