| Pronunciation: | | `paspâr'too
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- [n] a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
- [n] key that secures entrance everywhere
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PASSE-PARTOUT is a 13 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | master, master key, passkey |
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| | See Also: | | key, latchkey, mounting, skeleton key |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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