Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Passementerie /(E. pȧs*mĕn"trĭ; F. pä`s'mäN`t'rē̇")/ · Passe·men·terie · IPA /pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ 01 n. Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel. 1. Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.