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passementerie

/pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

passementerie noun: a decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.

Noun

passementerie (countable and uncountable, plural passementeries)

  1. A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
    • Mrs Hurstpierpoint bent thoughtfully her eyes to the somewhat "phallic" passementerie upon her shawl.1919. Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 5
  2. Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc.

Forms of passementerie

pluralpassementeries

Origin of passementerie

Borrowed from French passementerie, from French passement (“decorative lace”).

Questions about passementerie

What does passementerie mean?
Passementerie means a decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
What part of speech is passementerie?
Passementerie is a noun.
How do you pronounce passementerie?
Passementerie is pronounced /pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/.
What is the plural of passementerie?
The plural of passementerie is passementeries.

Words near passementerie in the dictionary

  1. passel
  2. passels
  3. passemeasure
  4. passemeasures
  5. passement
  6. passementerie
  7. passementeries
  8. passements
  9. passemezzi
  10. passemezzo
  11. passemezzos

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