passementerie

[ pas-men-tree; French pahs-mahn-tree ]

noun

1. trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.

passementerie

/ pɑsmɑ̃tri; pæsˈmɛntrɪ /

noun

1. a decorative trimming of gimp, cord, beads, braid, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of passementerie¹

From French, dating back to 1850–55; passement, -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of passementerie¹

C16: from Old French passement, from passer to trim, pass

Example Sentences

Intricate passementerie, beaded embellishments and fringe trims adorned cushions, mirroring the lavishness and romanticism of Victorian interior design.

From Seattle Times

The old residence became a workspace and break room filled with buttons—buttons plus pins, buckles, badges, baubles, notions, insignia, ephemera, binding, window displays, and passementerie.

From The New Yorker

And the passementerie and the embroidery and the beading and all this stuff.

From The Verge

The piece was reupholstered in white kid leather for high contrast with the dark frame, and decorative passementerie was abandoned in favor of diminutive bronze nail heads.

From Wall Street Journal

The braided rope versions that encircled coats was nearly passementerie.

From New York Times