About The Word Passe-partout
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Passe-partout
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What's The Definition Of Passe-partout?
[n] a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
[n] key that secures entrance everywhere Synonyms | Synonyms for Passe-partout: master | master key | passkey Related Terms | Find terms related to Passe-partout: See Also | key | latchkey | mounting | skeleton key Passe-partout In Webster's Dictionary \Passe" par`tout"\, n. [F., from passer to pass +
partout everywhere.]
1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
[Obs.] --Dryden.
2. A master key; a latchkey.
3. A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or the
like, usually put between the picture and the glass, and
sometimes serving for several pictures.
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