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PASSE-PARTOUT

Dictionary entry overview: What does passe-partout mean?

• PASSE-PARTOUT (noun)
The noun PASSE-PARTOUT has 2 senses:

1. key that secures entrance everywhere
2. a mounting for a picture using gummed tape

Familiarity information: PASSE-PARTOUT used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PASSE-PARTOUT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Key that secures entrance everywhere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

master key; passe-partout; passkey; master

Hypernyms ("passe-partout" is a kind of...):

key (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passe-partout"):

skeleton key (a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks)

Sense 2

passe-partout ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A mounting for a picture using gummed tape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("passe-partout" is a kind of...):

mounting (framework used for support or display)

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