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Ornamental trimming for a garment, as braid, lace, or metallic beads.

[French, from passement, ornamental braid, cloth, from Old French, a passing, from passer, to pass; see pass.]

passementerie [pæsˈmɛntrɪ (French) pɑsmɑ̃tri]

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc.

[from Old French passement, from passer to trim, pass]

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Noun

passementerie - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"

trim, trimming

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

braiding, gold braid, 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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