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passe-partout
[ pas-pahr-too; French pahs-par-too ]
noun
, plural passe-par·touts [pas-pahr-, tooz, pahs-p, a, r, -, too].
- something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- an ornamental mat for a picture.
- a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges.
- paper prepared for this purpose.
passe-partout
/ pɑspartu; ˌpæspɑːˈtuː /
noun
- a mounting for a picture in which strips of strong gummed paper are used to bind together the glass, picture, and backing
- the gummed paper used for this
- a mat, often decorated, on which a picture is mounted
- something that secures entry everywhere, esp a master key
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Word History and Origins
Origin of passe-partout1
First recorded in 1635–45; from French: literally, “(it) passes everywhere”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of passe-partout1
C17: from French, literally: pass everywhere
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Example Sentences
This can be done still easier by using strips of passe-partout binding, or strips used for binding lantern slides.
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It is set in an oval passe-partout, and requires only a glass over it to fit it for placing on a wall.
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There is an exquisite ivory-type of Marjorie, in passe-partout, on the drawing room mantel-piece.
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The manner was then to repeat the engraved borders of titles, the passe-partout, in the centre of which the text was printed.
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So if it wasn't a passe-partout, it was non-suited, quoad existence.
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