Definitions for: Passe-partout


[n] a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
[n] key that secures entrance everywhere



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: master, master key, passkey

See Also: key, latchkey, mounting, skeleton key

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