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Definition of Passementerie
1. Noun. A decoration or adornment on a garment. "The trim on a shirt"
Generic synonyms: Adornment
Specialized synonyms: Braid, Braiding, Gold Braid, Miniver, Rickrack, Ricrac
Derivative terms: Trim, Trim, Trim
Definition of Passementerie
1. n. Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.
2. n. Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.
Definition of Passementerie
1. Noun. A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Passementerie
1. [n -S]
Literary usage of Passementerie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Silk Goods of America: A Brief Account of the Recent Improvements and by William Cornelius Wyckoff, Silk Association of America (1880)
"HERE are several minor divisions of the trade in fringes, trimmings and passementerie.
Of these the most prominent are— Ladies' dress and cloak trimmings, ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1907)
""passementerie." — On 25 May, 1615, before the authorities of Dundee, " comperit
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