Passe partout

passe-par·tout (p

s-pär-t

)

1. Something, such as a master key, that permits one to pass or go at will.

a. A border, such as a mat, that is used to frame or mount a picture.

b. An adhesive tape or a gummed paper used for a similar purpose.

[French : passer, to pass + partout, everywhere.]

passe-partout [ˌpæspɑːˈtuː (French) pɑspartu]

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a mounting for a picture in which strips of strong gummed paper are used to bind together the glass, picture, and backing

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the gummed paper used for this

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a mat, often decorated, on which a picture is mounted

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) something that secures entry everywhere, esp a master key

[from French, literally: pass everywhere]

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Noun	1.	passe-partout - key that secures entrance everywhere master key, passkey, master key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated skeleton key - a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks
	2.	passe-partout - a mounting for a picture using gummed tape mounting - framework used for support or display

Translations

passe-partout [ˈpæspɑːtuː] N → paspartú m, passe partout m

passe-partout

n → Passepartout nt

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