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passe
1[ pahs ]
noun
- the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
passé
2[ pa-sey; French pah-sey ]
adjective
- no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded:
There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
Synonyms: quaint, démodé, old-fashioned
- past:
time passé.
- past the prime of one's life.
noun
- Ballet. a movement in which one leg passes behind or in front of the other.
passé
/ ˈpɑseɪ; pɑse; ˈpɑːseɪ /
adjective
- out-of-date
passé ideas
- past the prime; faded
a passé society beauty
Word History and Origins
Origin of passe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of passe1
Example Sentences
Shaving your head is passe and even tattoos are fading as a personalized cultural statement.
This can be done still easier by using strips of passe-partout binding, or strips used for binding lantern slides.
Depuis l'arrive n'y eust mention que de festins, rcrations et passe-temps de diverses manires.
Upon yon heighte we now shalle stand to sighte ye as ye passe.
As far as can be gathered from recent research the passe-guard is a reinforcing piece for the right elbow, used for jousting.
"Perhaps I'd better not get out those passe-partouted Gibson pictures," began Nance a little doubtfully.
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