Library / English Dictionary

PASSEMENTERIE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A decoration or adornment on a garment

Example:

the trim on a shirt

Synonyms:

passementerie; trim; trimming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("passementerie" is a kind of...):

adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passementerie"):

braid; braiding; gold braid (trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains)

miniver (trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur)

rickrack; ricrac (a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming)

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