passementerie
English
Etymology
From French passement (“decorative lace”).
Noun
passementerie (countable and uncountable, plural passementeries)
- A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
- 1919. Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 5
- Mrs Hurstpierpoint bent thoughtfully her eyes to the somewhat "phallic" passementerie upon her shawl.
- 1919. Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 5
- Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas.mɑ̃.tʁi/, /pɑs.mɑ̃.tʁi/
Audio (file)
Noun
passementerie f (plural passementeries)
- passementerie
Further reading
- “passementerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.