passementerie

Noun
Synonyms: trimmingtrim

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment“the trimming on a hat”“the trim on a shirt”Synonyms: trimmingtrimType of adornmentKinds rickrack, miniver, braid

Related words trim verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Passe·men′terie (E. pȧs-mĕn′trĭ; F. pä′s'mäN′t'rē′), noun

Origin: F.

Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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