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passementerie

passe·men·terie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-men-tree; French pahs-mahn-tree]
    • /pæsˈmɛn tri; French pɑs mɑ̃ˈtri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-men-tree; French pahs-mahn-tree]
    • /pæsˈmɛn tri; French pɑs mɑ̃ˈtri/

Definitions of passementerie word

  • noun passementerie trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms. 1
  • noun passementerie a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc 0
  • noun passementerie trimming made of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc. 0
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Origin of passementerie

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1850-55; See origin at passement, -ery

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Parts of speech for Passementerie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Passementerie

passementerie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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