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passementerie

[ pas-men-tree; French pahs-mahn-tree ]

noun

  1. trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.


passementerie

/ pɑsmɑ̃tri; pæsˈmɛntrɪ /

noun

  1. a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of passementerie1

From French, dating back to 1850–55; passement, -ery
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of passementerie1

C16: from Old French passement, from passer to trim, pass
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Intricate passementerie, beaded embellishments and fringe trims adorned cushions, mirroring the lavishness and romanticism of Victorian interior design.

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The old residence became a workspace and break room filled with buttons—buttons plus pins, buckles, badges, baubles, notions, insignia, ephemera, binding, window displays, and passementerie.

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And the passementerie and the embroidery and the beading and all this stuff.

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The piece was reupholstered in white kid leather for high contrast with the dark frame, and decorative passementerie was abandoned in favor of diminutive bronze nail heads.

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The braided rope versions that encircled coats was nearly passementerie.

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