passe-partout
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passe-partout
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Borrowed from French passe-partout.
noun passe-partouts · passepartout
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That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
Similar: safe-conduct
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A master key.
The traditional (or modern) way of confronting complexity was to find a secure point of reference that could serve as foundation, a passe-partout, a master key from which everything else could be derived.
Similar: passkey
- A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, etc., usually put between the picture and the glass, and sometimes serving for several pictures. A new introduction for use in conjunction with passe-partout framing is a series of corner pieces which are readily folded round the corners of the finished passe-partout, giving it a certain added effect and slight embellishment.
Talk about this word "passe-partout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/passe-partout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. passe-partout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/passe-partout "passe-partout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/passe-partout.Cite this
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