Passe-partout

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  passe-partout \passe`-par`tout"\, Passe partout \Passe"
  par`tout"\(p[aum]s` p[aum]r`t[=oo]"), n. [F., from passer to
     pass + partout everywhere.]
     1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
        [Obs.] --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A master key; a latchkey. [WordNet sense 1]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A strip of adhesive paper or gummed tape used to mount a
        picture between a piece of glass and a backing. [WordNet
        sense 2]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     5. The method of mounting a picture between a piece of glass
        and a backing, using a passe-partout[4].
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  passe-partout
       n 1: key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passkey}, {master
            key}, {master}]
       2: a mounting for a picture using gummed tape