- trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/passementerie)
"Into the galleons went stockings, skirts, and sheets; vestments for cardinals and bodices for coquettes; carpets, tapestries, and kimonos; veils, headdresses, and passementeries; silk gauze, silk taffeta, silk crepe, and silk damask."
- Charles Mann, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
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