PASSE-PARTOUT


Meaning of PASSE-PARTOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpas-pər-ˈtü, -ˌpär- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from passe partout pass everywhere

Date: 1675

1. : master key

2.

a. : mat V

b. : a method of framing in which a picture, a mat, a glass, and a back (as of cardboard) are held together by strips of paper or cloth pasted over the edges

3. : a strong paper gummed on one side and used especially for mounting pictures

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