Hypertext Webster Gateway: "passementerie"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Passementerie \Passe*men"terie\, n. [F.]
Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
passementerie
n : a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {trim}]
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