passementerie
[ pas-men-tree; French pahs-mahn-tree ]
/ pæsˈmɛn tri; French pɑs mɑ̃ˈtri /
noun
trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
Words nearby passementerie
passed,
passed ball,
passed pawn,
passel,
passement,
passementerie,
passenger,
passenger mile,
passenger pigeon,
passepied,
passer
British Dictionary definitions for passementerie
passementerie
/ (pæsˈmɛntrɪ, French pɑsmɑ̃tri) /
noun
a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc
Word Origin for passementerie
C16: from Old French
passement, from
passer to trim,
pass