passement

[ pas-muh nt ]
/ ˈpæs mənt /

noun

a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
Also passament.

Origin of passement

1530–40; < French, for passeman < Spanish pasamano railing (so called because one passes one's hand along it in going up and down stairs), hence edging for clothes. See pass, manual

Words nearby passement

passe-partout, passed, passed ball, passed pawn, passel, passement, passementerie, passenger, passenger mile, passenger pigeon, passepied