passement

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English

Alternative forms

passment, passament
posament, posement (rare)

Etymology

From French. Some of the alternative forms came via German.

Noun

passement (plural passements)

Lace, brocade, braid etc., sewed on a garment.
- 1826, [Walter Scott], Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. , volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, →OCLC:
  "A gray riding suit, passemeted with silver, russet walking boots, a cut band, a gray hat and plume, black hair"

References

“passement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French passement.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɑ.səˈmɛnt/
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Hyphenation: pas‧se‧ment
Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

passement n (plural passementen)

passement, various decorative textiles used on clothing and furniture

Derived terms

passementfabriek

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pas.mɑ̃/ ~ /pɑs.mɑ̃/
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Noun

passement m (plural passements)

passement

Further reading

“passement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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