passe|men|terie

passe|men|terie
passe|men|terie «pas MEHN tree; French pas mahn TREE», noun.
trimming made of beads, braid, cord, gimp, or the like, used for dressmaking and millinery.
[< French passementerie < Middle French passementer, verb < passement; see etym. under passement (Cf.passement)]

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  • passementerie — passe•men•terie [[t]pæsˈmɛn tri[/t]] n. clo trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms • Etymology: 1850–55; < F, MF, =passement(er)to trim (v. der. ofpassementtrimming, OF: passage; see pass, ment) + erie ery …   From formal English to slang

  • 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.] Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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