passement

English

Alternative forms

• passament
• posament, posement (rare)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French. Some of the alternative forms came via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German.

Noun

passement (plural passements)

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

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

References

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

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French passement.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

passement n (plural passementen)

1. passement, various decorative textiles used on clothing and furniture

Derived terms

• passementfabriek