Associations to the word «Passementerie»

Wiktionary

PASSEMENTERIE, noun. A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
PASSEMENTERIE, noun. Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc.

Dictionary definition

PASSEMENTERIE, noun. A decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats