Definition of passepartout in English:
passepartout
noun ˌpaspɑːˈtuːˌpɑːspɑːˈtuː
1A picture or photograph mounted between a piece of glass and a sheet of card (or two pieces of glass) stuck together at the edges with adhesive tape.
Example sentencesExamples
- You find here vendors of Cardboard for passepartouts from Germany and Russia.
- At Halbe you have a choice of five colours and a variety of thicknesses. You can choose between 1.5 and 3 mm thick passepartouts
- 1.1mass noun Adhesive tape or paper used in making a passepartout frame.
a looking glass of passepartout and blackened mercury
Origin
Late 17th century: from French, literally 'passes everywhere'.