passement

English

Alternative forms

• passment, passament
• posament, posement (rare)

Etymology

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

Noun

passement (plural passements)

1. Lace, brocade, braid etc., sewed on a garment.
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     "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)

1. 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)

1. passement

Further reading

• “passement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.