passementerie

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passementerie

/pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
/pɑsˈmɒ̃nt(ə)ɹi/

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Borrowed from French passementerie, from French passement (“decorative lace”).

noun passementeries

countable, uncountable A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes. Mrs Hurstpierpoint bent thoughtfully her eyes to the somewhat "phallic" passementerie upon her shawl.
countable, uncountable Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc.

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@misc{passementerie_2026,
  title = {passementerie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/passementerie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}