passementerie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of passementerie
From French, dating back to 1850–55; see origin at passement, -ery
Example Sentences
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Intricate passementerie, beaded embellishments and fringe trims adorned cushions, mirroring the lavishness and romanticism of Victorian interior design.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
Bulgari, the Rome-based house founded in 1884 by the Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari, was responsible for creating iconic versions of such Jazz Age passementerie, and has never stopped innovating the form.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021
"When people were doing passementerie," says Billy, "he was in fringe."
From Time Magazine Archive
They were turbaned, feathered, booted, shawled, cinched, tasseled and encrusted from head to foot in braid, beads, rickrack and passementerie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Miss de M. I had some very pretty ones; but I'm afraid they're all—oh, no, there's just one left—crimson velvet and real passementerie.
From Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show by Anstey, F.
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