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passementerie

passementerie

9.9
Braid, fringe or tassels that are attached to clothes and furniture for decoration
  • noun
  • /ˌpæsəˈmɛnʌri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pasementería
  • The curtains were beautifully adorned with passementerie, adding elegance to the living room.

Examples

  • The dress was adorned with beautiful passementerie along the hem.

  • She chose a vibrant passementerie to enhance her costume.

  • He specialized in restoring antique furniture with original passementerie and upholstery.

  • Luxury curtains often feature passementerie along the edges for an elegant and classic look.

  • The designer added intricate passementerie to the sleeves, giving the dress a lavish finish.

  • She chose to decorate her gown with passementerie, giving it a unique and stylish look.

  • The artisan crafted intricate passementerie that enhanced the edges of the luxurious tapestry.

Synonyms

trim
vspassementerie
34 3.8

A decorative edge on clothing

is a specific ornate edging made from braid fringe or tassels
fringe
vspassementerie
12 4.7

A decorative edge of threads or tassels that hangs from something

is more general and includes braided and stitched decorative edges too
trimming
vspassementerie
9 3.5

Small decorative items added to clothes, furniture, or a Christmas tree

is the craft of decorative braids tassels and similar borders
braiding
vspassementerie
4 3.9

A decorative strip made by weaving threads to decorate clothes, curtains, or furniture

covers many kinds of border ornaments including hanging and stitched types
flounce
vspassementerie
1 7.4

A strip of cloth with soft folds used to decorate clothes or curtains

is broader and covers trimmings other than large pleated fabric strips
gimp
vspassementerie
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A narrow decorative braid used to finish the edge of clothes or furniture

is broader covering various ornate edge decorations beyond narrow braids

How Decorative

passementerie
  • Specialized
9.9
tassel
21 4.2
fringe
12 4.7
trim
34 3.8
braid
6 2.8

Surface Forms

passementerie singular
passementeries plural

Etymology

Passementerie comes from French and the root passer, which means 'to pass' and is like the English word pass. Think of threads that 'pass' over and around an edge to make braids, tassels, or fringe, so passementerie is the fancy trimming used to decorate clothes and curtains.