passementerie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

passementerie
    n 1: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
         hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {trim},
         {passementerie}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Passementerie \Passe*men"terie\ (E. p[.a]s*m[e^]n"tr[i^]; F.
   p[aum]`s'm[aum]N`t'r[-e]"), n. [F.]
   Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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