passement

[ pas-muhnt ]

/ ˈpæs mənt /

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noun

a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.

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Also passament.

Origin of passement

1530–40; <French, for passeman<Spanish pasamano railing (so called because one passes one's hand along it in going up and down stairs), hence edging for clothes. See pass, manual

Words nearby passement

passé composé, passed, passed ball, passed pawn, passel, passement, passementerie, passenger, passenger mile, passenger pigeon, passe-partout