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passementeries

passementeries is the plural of passementerie.

Meaning of passementerie

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.

Questions about passementeries

What is passementeries the plural of?
Passementeries is the plural of passementerie.

Words near passementeries in the dictionary

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

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