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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.
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Origin of passementerie

From French, dating back to 1850–55; see origin at passement, -ery
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British Dictionary definitions for passementerie

passementerie

noun
  1. a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc
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Word Origin

C16: from Old French passement, from passer to trim, pass
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