Passe-partout (Noun)
Meaning 1
A mounting for a picture using gummed tape.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 2
Key that secures entrance everywhere.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- With a single passe-partout key, the manager was able to enter any office or suite in the entire complex.
- Her trusty passe-partout was worn around her neck on a silver chain, symbolizing her role as lead supervisor.
- Since 1888, every stage manager in the famous opera house has possessed the revered passe-partout to every single backstage area.
- Possession of a master passe-partout became an unmistakable hallmark of distinction and honor for airport employees worldwide.
- Following in the grand footsteps of several relatives before her, Inga ultimately grasped her turn of guarding a small Italian theatre with that untransferable golden passe-partout since year one of production, standing both lock-blasting gates she became unfound creator owner even too then unknown again